"messenger RNA" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: messenger RNAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} messenger RNA (plural messenger RNAs)
  1. (biochemistry) RNA that encodes and carries information from DNA during transcription to sites of protein synthesis to undergo translation in order to yield a protein. Categories (topical): Biochemistry Synonyms: mRNA [abbreviation] Translations (information carrying RNA): ARN missatger [masculine] (Catalan), 信使核糖核酸 (xìnshǐ hétánghésuān) (Chinese Mandarin), lähetti-rna (Finnish), ARN messager (French), ინფორმაციული რიბონუკლეინის მჟავა (inpormaciuli ribonuḳleinis mžava) (Georgian), მატრიცული რიბონუკლეინის მჟავა (maṭriculi ribonuḳleinis mžava) (Georgian), ინფორმაციული რნმ (inpormaciuli rnm) (Georgian), მატრიცული რნმ (maṭriculi rnm) (Georgian), Boten-RNA [feminine] (German), Boten-RNS [feminine] (German), messenger-RNA [feminine] (German), hírvivő RNS (Hungarian), RNA messaggero [masculine] (Italian), 伝令RNA (denrei āru-enu-ē) (Japanese), ARN mensajero [masculine] (Spanish), budbärar-RNA (Swedish)

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