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Definition of Ribonucleic acid
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: Rna
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
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
Medical Definition of Ribonucleic acid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ribonucleic Acid
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