Definitions for: Ribonucleic Acid

[n] a large nucleic acid molecule found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; consists of a linear polymer of nucleotides; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell; "ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses"

Synonyms: RNA

See Also: acceptor RNA, adenine, cytosine, guanine, informational RNA, messenger RNA, mRNA, nRNA, nuclear RNA, nucleic acid, ribose, soluble RNA, template RNA, transfer RNA, tRNA, U, uracil

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