messenger RNA
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_33699
Term info
database cross reference
- SNOMEDCT:69908008
- NCIt:C813
Subsets
3_STAR
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.
has exact synonym
messenger RNA
has obo namespace
chebi_ontology
has related synonym
template RNA, mRNA
id
CHEBI:33699