| NOM | substance | ARN, àcid ribonucleic | (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 |
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| Sentit | (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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| Sinònim | àcid ribonucleic | |
| Categoria | bioquímica | The organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms |
| Parts | àcid nucleic | (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells |
| Específic | ARN de transferència, ARNt | 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) |
| ARN missatger, ARNm | The template for protein synthesis | |
| General | polímer | A naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers |
| Substàncias | adenina | (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA |
| citosina | A base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine | |
| guanina | A purine base found in DNA and RNA | |
| ribosa | A pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid | |
| uracil | A base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine | |
| Anglès | ribonucleic acid, RNA | |
| Espanyol | ácido ribonucleico, ARN, RNA | |
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