Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

messenger rna

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: mes-sen-ger r-na
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

RNA that encodes and carries information from DNA during transcription to sites of protein synthesis to undergo translation in order to yield a protein.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the past, RNA did not get this kind of respect. The central dogma of biology has been that DNA makes messenger RNA, messenger RNA makes proteins, and proteins do everything else that needs to be done in a living cell."

Usage

Inflected Forms

messenger RNAs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

transfer RNA

Synonyms

mRNA template rna informational rna

Questions

What does messenger rna mean?: RNA that encodes and carries information from DNA during transcription to sites of protein synthesis to undergo translation in order to yield a protein.

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