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Ribonucleic acid   /rˌaɪboʊnuklˈeɪɪk ˈæsəd/   Listen
Ribonucleic acid

noun
1.
(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.  Synonym: RNA.






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Words linked to "Ribonucleic acid" :   c, informational RNA, cytosine, tRNA, polymer, uracil, g, ribose, acceptor RNA, messenger RNA, soluble RNA, template RNA, mRNA, u, transfer RNA, guanine, A, nRNA, adenine, nucleic acid, nuclear RNA, biochemistry



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