defined:

Template for protein synthesis. Each set of three bases, called codons, specifies a certain protein in the sequence of amino acids that comprise the protein. The sequence of a strand of mRNA is based on the sequence of a complementary strand of DNA.

explained:

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Dr. Paul Meltzer, formerly of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, defines messenger RNA (mRNA).

illustrated:

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related
terms:

gene, nucleus, protein, ribonucleic acid (RNA)

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