English noun: RNA |
1. | RNA (substance) (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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| Samples | Ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses.
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| Synonyms | ribonucleic acid |
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| Broader (hypernym) | polymer |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | acceptor RNA, informational RNA, messenger RNA, mRNA, nRNA, nuclear RNA, soluble RNA, template RNA, transfer RNA, tRNA |
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| Part holonym | nucleic acid |
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| Substance holonym | A, adenine, C, cytosine, G, guanine, ribose, U, uracil |
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| Domain category | biochemistry |
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