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Glossary Term
Glossary Term mRNA
Definition Messenger RNA. An RNA molecule that is the product of transcription of a gene, after that molecule has been spliced and polyadenylated, that can be translated into a protein product. See the Figure at NHGRI.
See also Central Dogma.

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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
10/29/2024
MGI 6.24
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