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INFORMATIONAL RNA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
informational RNA; messenger RNA; mRNA; template RNA
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("informational RNA" is a kind of...):
ribonucleic acid; RNA ((biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell)
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