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ChEBI
messenger RNA
- Term ID
- CHEBI:33699
- Synonyms
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- messenger RNA
- mRNA
- template RNA
- Definition
- An RNA molecule that transfers the coding information for protein synthesis from the chromosomes to the ribosomes mRNA is formed from a DNA template by transcription. It may be a copy of a single gene or of several adjacent genes (polycistronic mRNA). On the ribosome, the sequence is converted into the programmed amino acid sequence through translation.
- References
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
- is a type of
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- has subtype
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from messenger RNA
Phenotype where environments contain messenger RNA
Phenotype modified by environments containing messenger RNA
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