messenger ribonucleic acid


messenger ribonucleic acid

[′mes·ən·jər ¦rī·bō·nü′klē·ik ′as·əd] (neuroscience) A linear sequence of nucleotides which is transcribed from and complementary to a single strand of deoxyribonucleic acid and which carries the information for protein synthesis to the ribosomes. Abbreviated mRNA.