messenger RNA

noun

Genetics.

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. mRNA

messenger RNA

noun

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

messenger RNA

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Word History and Origins

Origin of messenger RNA¹

First recorded in 1960–65

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A cell transcribes the ORF sequence into messenger RNA, which travels to cellular factories called ribosomes that assemble amino acid sequences into proteins.

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Those vaccines worked by delivering a payload in the form of messenger RNA, which are nucleic acids.

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Some genes are known to drive cancer, and astonishing new research shows why: Mutations in the noncoding regions become functional, altering the abundance of messenger RNA, or mRNA, and potentially facilitating cell proliferation.

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The pastor also falsely stated that the messenger RNA vaccine alters the DNA.

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Ninety-eight plant transcriptomes provide information on the full range of messenger RNA molecules expressed in the plant roots.

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