mRNA catabolic process
id: GO:0006402
name: mRNA catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of mRNA, messenger RNA, which is responsible for carrying the coded genetic 'message', transcribed from DNA, to sites of protein assembly at the ribosomes.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0000956 | nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process |
| GO:0000958 | mitochondrial mRNA catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006401 | RNA catabolic process |
| GO:0016071 | mRNA metabolic process |
