Definition of RNA

1. Noun. (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; 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"

Exact synonyms: Ribonucleic Acid
Category relationships: Biochemistry
Terms within: Ribose, A, Adenine, C, Cytosine, G, Guanine, U, Uracil
Specialized synonyms: Informational Rna, Messenger Rna, Mrna, Template Rna, Nrna, Nuclear Rna, Acceptor Rna, Soluble Rna, Transfer Rna, Trna
Terms within: Nucleic Acid
Generic synonyms: Polymer

Definition of RNA

1. Initialism. (biochemistry) ribonucleic acid ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of RNA

1. A nucleic acid found in all living cells. Plays a role in transferring information from DNA to the protein-forming system of the cell. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of RNA

RMB
RMI
RMI-IIOP
RMI-IIOPs
RMIT
RMIs
RML
RMO
RMP
RMP pathway
RMS
RMSF
RMT
RMV
RN
RNA (current term)
RNA-binding proteins
RNA-dependent ATPase
RNA-directed DNA polymerase
RNA-tyrosine phosphatase
RNA 2'-O-methyltransferase
RNA 3'-terminal phosphate cyclase
RNA N-glycosidase
RNA cap analogs
RNA caps
RNA editing
RNA enzyme
RNA helicase
RNA life
RNA ligase

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