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Definition: MRNA |
MRNANoun1. The template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Medicine | The RNA molecule that conveys from the DNA the information that is to be translated into the structure of a particular polypeptide molecule. Each specific polypeptide requires a corresponding species of mRNA molecule which is constructed on a template of one strand of a DNA complex. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonym: MRNASynonym: messenger RNA (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: MRNA |
| English words defined with "mRNA": transcription, transfer DNA, tRNA. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "mRNA": Adenovirus Early Proteins, Amanitins, aminoacyl-tRNA, anticodon, antisense method ♦ Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide, c-DNA, cell-free translation, complementary DNA ♦ DNA Footprinting, DNA Primers, DNA Probes, DNA splicing, DNA, Antisense ♦ expressed sequence tag ♦ Frameshifting, Ribosomal, Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl, Fusion Proteins, gag-onc, Fusion Proteins, gag-pol ♦ gene bank, gene library, GTP Pyrophosphokinase ♦ in vitro translation ♦ Neuregulin-1 ♦ ochre codon, Oligonucleotide Probes ♦ Peptide Chain Initiation, Peptide Chain Termination, protein truncation test ♦ Reading frame, Reading Frames, RNA Caps, RNA Probes, RNA transcriptase, RNA, Guide, RNA, Heterogeneous Nuclear, RNA, Messenger, RNA-dependent, RNA-dependent DNA polymerase, RNA-polymerase ♦ transfer ribonucleic acid, transfer RNA, t-RNA. (references) |
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Health | The viral N and L mRNAs are thought to undergo translation at free ribosomes, whereas the M mRNA is translated in the endoplasmic reticulum. (references) | |
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| "MRNA" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "MRNA" is used about 257 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 257 | 18,451 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
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Beginning with "mRNA": mrna-derived. | |
Ending with "mRNA": pre-mRNA. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
mrna | 30 |
expression mrna multiplex | 4 |
assay expression mrna | 4 |
mrna purification | 4 |
mrna separation | 2 |
isolation mrna | 2 |
expression integrin mrna osteoblast | 2 |
mrna translation | 2 |
mrna structure | 2 |
hybridization in mrna situ | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "mRNA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | mRNA (messenger RNA), messenger-RNA (messenger RNA), matrice RNA (messenger RNA), budbringer-RNA (messenger RNA). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | mRNA (messenger RNA), messenger-RNA (messenger RNA), boodschapper-RNA (messenger RNA). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | lähetti-RNA (messenger RNA). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ARNm, ARN messager. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | m-RNS (messenger RNA), m-RNA (messenger RNA), Messenger-RNA (messenger RNA), Matrizen-RNA (messenger RNA), Boten-RNA (messenger RNA). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | mRNA (messenger RNA), αγγελιαφόρο RΝΑ (messenger RNA). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | m-RNA (messenger RNA), RNA messaggero (messenger RNA). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | amrnay ARNm (messenger RNA), ARN mensageiro (messenger RNA). (various references) ARNm (messenger RNA), ARN mensajero (messenger RNA). (various references) mRNA (messenger RNA), messenger-RNA (messenger RNA), budbärar-RNA (messenger RNA). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-m-n-r" | |
-1 letter: arm, man, mar, nam, ram, ran. | |
-2 letters: am, an, ar, ma, na. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-m-n-r" | |
+1 letter: inarm, manor, namer, ramen, reman, roman, unarm. | |
+2 letters: airman, airmen, almner, amarna, antrum, arming, barman, barmen, carman, carmen, damner, enamor, engram, firman, german, granum, harmin, inarms, macron, manger, manner, manors, mantra, manure, margin, marina, marine, marlin, maroon, marron, marten, martin, matron, meaner, merman, moaner, morgan, namers, normal, preman, ragman, ragmen, ramens, ramson, random, ransom, remain, remand, remans, rename, rodman, romano, romans, rumina, unarms. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 52 4E 41 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .-. -. .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01010010 01001110 01000001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M R N A |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0052 004E 0041 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)47524835 |
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