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RNA

Definition:

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"
   Synonyms: ribonucleic acid, RNA
   
   

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Related Words:

• messenger RNA, mRNA, template RNA, informational RNA
• nuclear RNA, nRNA
• transfer RNA, tRNA, acceptor RNA, soluble RNA

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