Term Name:	messenger RNA
Synonyms:	messenger RNA, mRNA, template RNA
Definition:	An RNA molecule that transfers the coding information for protein synthesis from the chromosomes to the ribosomes mRNA is formed from a DNA template by transcription. It may be a copy of a single gene or of several adjacent genes (polycistronic mRNA). On the ribosome, the sequence is converted into the programmed amino acid sequence through translation.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:33699]  ( EBI )