Definition of ribonucleic acid Ribonucleic acid
ri•bo•nu•cle•ic ac•id
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| ribonucleic acid - (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" | ||
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| polymer a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers | ||
| biochemistry the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry | ||
| ribose a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid | ||
| adenine, a (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA | ||
| cytosine, c a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine | ||
| informational rna, messenger rna, mrna, template rna the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell | ||
| nrna, nuclear rna ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell | ||
| acceptor rna, soluble rna, transfer rna, trna RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA) | ||
| guanine, g a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine | ||
| nucleic acid (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells | ||
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Wiktionary 
- ribonucleic acid (Noun)
A derivative of DNA having ribose in place of deoxyribose, and uracil in place of thymine; its primary function is in the transcription of genetic material and subsequent synthesis of protein.
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ribonucleic acid
A nucleic acid polymer containing ribose rings, transcribed from DNA by enzymes and used for the translation of genes into proteins.
