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messenger RNA

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005288

A type of RNA found in cells. Messenger RNA molecules carry the genetic information needed to make proteins. They carry the information from the DNA in the nucleus of the cell to the cytoplasm where the proteins are made. Also called mRNA.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005288
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsmRNA
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005288",
  "term": "messenger RNA",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of RNA found in cells. Messenger RNA molecules carry the genetic information needed to make proteins. They carry the information from the DNA in the nucleus of the cell to the cytoplasm where the proteins are made. Also called mRNA.",
  "synonyms": [
    "mRNA"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/messenger-rna/"
}

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