messenger RNA

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WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  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, mRNA, template RNA
	See Also:		ribonucleic acid, RNA
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		RNA that serves as a template for protein synthesis. See genetic code.
	Synonyms:		mRNA
Glossary
	Definition:		The class of RNA molecules that copies the genetic information from DNA, in the nucleus, and carries it to ribosomes, in the cytoplasm, where it is translated into protein. (See RNA) a form of RNA that copies the DNA code in the nucleus and transports it to the ribosome.