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Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008849
In biology, the process by which a cell makes proteins using the genetic information carried in messenger RNA (mRNA). The mRNA is made by copying DNA, and the information it carries tells the cell how to link amino acids together to form proteins.
The process of synthesizing an amino acid sequence (protein product) from the messenger RNA (mRNA) code.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-008849 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms; NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms |
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