Definition of Nuclear RNA
1. Noun. Ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell.
Medical Definition of Nuclear RNA
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The nucleus contains RNA that has just been synthesised, but in addition there is some that seems not to be released or is only released after further processing, the heterogenous nuclear RNA (hnRNA) and small RNA molecules associated with protein to form small nuclear ribonucleoproteins.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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