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

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

rizzoring
rizzors
RLK5-associated protein phosphatase
RLL
RLQ
RMA
RML
RMP
RMP pathway
RMSF
RMT
RMV
Rn
RN
RNA
RNA
RNA-binding proteins
RNA-dependent ATPase
RNA-directed DNA polymerase
RNA-tyrosine phosphatase
RNase
RNase
RNase alpha
RNase D
RNase I
RNase N1
RNase N2
RNase P
RNase T1
RNase T2

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