'RNA' definitions:
Definition of 'RNA'
(from WordNet)
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, RNA]
Definition of 'RNA'
From: GCIDE
- macromolecule \mac`ro*mol"e*cule\, n. (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]
Synonyms of 'RNA'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- allele,
- allelomorph,
- Altmann theory,
- anticodon,
- biotype,
- birth,
- character,
- chromatid,
- chromatin,
- chromosome,
- codon,
- De Vries theory,
- deoxyribonucleic acid,
- determinant,
- determiner,
- diathesis,
- DNA,
- DNA double helix,
- endowment,
- eugenics,
- factor,
- Galtonian theory,
- gene,
- gene complex,
- gene flow,
- gene pool,
- genesiology,
- genetic code,
- genetic drift,
- genetics,
- genotype,
- hereditability,
- hereditary character,
- heredity,
- heritability,
- heritage,
- inborn capacity,
- inheritability,
- inheritance,
- matrocliny,
- Mendelianism,
- Mendelism,
- messenger RNA,
- mRNA,
- nucleotide,
- operator gene,
- operon,
- patrocliny,
- pharmacogenetics,
- recessive character,
- regulator gene,
- replication,
- ribosomal RNA,
- structural gene,
- transfer RNA,
- tRNA,
- Verworn theory,
- Weismann theory,
- Weismannism,
- Wiesner theory
Acronyms for 'rna'
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