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ribonucleic acid

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  • noun 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.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • 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

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[ribo(se) + nucleic acid.]

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hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. polymer

hyponyms (10)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. acceptor rna
  2. informational rna
  3. messenger rna
  4. mrna
  5. nrna
  6. nuclear rna
  7. soluble rna
  8. template rna
  9. transfer rna
  10. trna

forms (1)

Forms

  1. ribozyme

relateds (1)

relateds

  1. deoxyribonucleic acid

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