Biology GCSE
mRNA
What mRNA means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of mRNA
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Reference: AQA
A complementary mRNA copy of the DNA base sequence is produced during transcription and carries the code to the ribosome.
Topics that use mRNA
- DNA structure (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Amino acid sequence
- Base sequence
- Carrier molecules
- codon
- Complementary base pairing
- degenerate
- double helix
- Enzyme action
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