ribonucleic acid
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Noun
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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derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material
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See also
- unlocked nucleic acid (UNA)
- locked nucleic acid (LNA)
- bridged nucleic acid (BNA)
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