Engelsk navneord: RNA |
1. | RNA (om masse el. substans) (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 |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses.
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ribonucleic acid |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | polymer |
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| Mere specifikke termer | acceptor RNA, informational RNA, messenger RNA, mRNA, nRNA, nuclear RNA, soluble RNA, template RNA, transfer RNA, tRNA |
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| Omfatter disse specifikke termer | nucleic acid |
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| Vedrærer disse specifikke termer | A, adenine, C, cytosine, G, guanine, ribose, U, uracil |
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| Overordnet emneområde | biochemistry |
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