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信使核糖核酸

Mandarin · pinyin xìn shǐ hé táng hé suān

messenger RNA, mRNA

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信: xìn · trust, believe; letter
使: shǐ · cause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador
核: hé · seed, kernel, core, nut; atom
糖: táng · sugar; candy; sweets
酸: suān · tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled

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4–3–2–2–2–1 · xin4 shi3 he2 tang2 he2 suan1

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(biochemistry) messenger RNA

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