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

noun

1. biochem a form of RNA, transcribed from a single strand of DNA, that carries genetic information required for protein synthesis from DNA to the ribosomesSometimes shortened to: mRNA See also transfer RNA, genetic code

n.

1. mRNA

1. See under RNA.