codingrna
nounUK /ˈkəʊdɪŋ ɑːr ɛn eɪ/
US /ˈkoʊdɪŋ ɑːr ɛn eɪ/
Coding RNA is a type of RNA that carries instructions to make proteins.
The coding RNA travels from the nucleus to the ribosome to build a protein.
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2. An RNA molecule whose sequence directly encodes a protein product.
Scientists studied the coding RNA to understand which protein it produces.
3. The portion of a gene's transcript that is translated into amino acids.
Mutations in the coding RNA can change the resulting protein.
4. A molecule that transfers genetic information from DNA to the protein-making machinery.
Without coding RNA, the cell could not read its DNA instructions.