what is the function of mrna during translation?
The answer to this is the smaller mRNA molecule. Remember, the 'm' in mRNA stands for messenger. mRNA carries the message coded by our DNA to the ribosome. The ribosome can then read this message and produce protein in a process called translation. How is mRNA Produced? So how do cells create a small mRNA molecule that still contains the coded instructions from DNA? First, we need to understand two things: DNA is made from a series of molecules called bases and mRNA is based off the DNA template.