Preferred Label : messenger RNA;
Detailed label : messenger RNA (mRNA);
IUPAC acronym : mRNA;
IUPAC 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.;
Origin ID : M03857;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- mRNA [COVID-19 Thesaurus concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
See also
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.