ribonucleic acid
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Noun[edit]
ribonucleic acid (countable and uncountable, plural ribonucleic acids) (abbreviation RNA)
- (biochemistry) A derivative of DNA having ribose in place of deoxyribose, and uracil in place of thymine; its primary function is in the transcription of genetic material and subsequent synthesis of protein.
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- nucleic acid
- ribonucleate
- deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
- peptide nucleic acid (PNA)
- threose nucleic acid (TNA)
- glycol nucleic acid (GNA)
Translations[edit]
derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material
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