RNA

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  RNA
       n : (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 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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