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Noun: mRNA
  1. The template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell
    - messenger RNA, template RNA, informational RNA

Derived forms: mRNAs

Type of: ribonucleic acid, RNA

Encyclopedia: MRNA