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Concept: MRNA

Superconcept: RNA-Molecule

Subconcept: Procaryotic-MRNA

Subconcept: Eucaryotic-MRNA


Component Semantics:

MRNA
Definition: RNA molecule that specifies the amino acid sequence of a protein. Produced by RNA splicing (in eucaryotes) from a larger RNA molecule made by RNA polymerase as a complementary copy of DNA. It is translated into protein in a process catalyzed by ribosomes. Alberts:ECB:G-11

Relevant concepts: Protein-Initiator-Codon

Relevant concepts: RNA-Translated-Region

Relevant concepts: Eucaryotic-MRNA

Relevant concepts: RNA-Molecule

Relevant concepts: Protein-Stop-Codon

Relevant concepts: RNA-Transcript

Relevant concepts: Ribosome-Binding-Site

Relevant concepts: Procaryotic-MRNA