4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
RNA
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" [syn: {ribonucleic acid}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
macromolecule \mac'ro*mol"e*cule\, noun (Chem., Biochem.)
A very large molecule, especially a polymer having from
hundreds to many thousands of atoms, such as {DNA}, {RNA},
{protein}, {polysaccharide}, {polyethylene}, {polycarbonate},
etc.
[PJC]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "RNA":
Altmann theory, DNA, DNA double helix, De Vries theory,
Galtonian theory, Mendelianism, Mendelism, Verworn theory,
Weismann theory, Weismannism, Wiesner theory, allele, allelomorph,
anticodon, biotype, birth, character, chromatid, chromatin,
chromosome, codon, deoxyribonucleic acid, determinant, determiner,
diathesis, endowment, eugenics, factor, gene, gene complex,
gene flow, gene pool, genesiology, genetic code, genetic drift,
genetics, genotype, hereditability, hereditary character, heredity,
heritability, heritage, inborn capacity, inheritability,
inheritance, mRNA, matrocliny, messenger RNA, nucleotide,
operator gene, operon, patrocliny, pharmacogenetics,
recessive character, regulator gene, replication, ribosomal RNA,
structural gene, tRNA, transfer RNA
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
RNA
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