Messenger RNA
noun, Genetics.
1.
a single-stranded molecule of RNA that is synthesized in the nucleus from a DNA template and then enters the cytoplasm, where its genetic code specifies the amino acid sequence for protein synthesis.
Abbreviation: mRNA.
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