ribonucleic_acid (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *ribonucleic acid*:
NOUN	substance	ribonucleic acid, RNA	(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

English > *ribonucleic acid*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	(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.
Example	"ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses"
Synonym	RNA
Category	biochemistry	The organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms
Parts	nucleic acid	(biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells
Narrower	messenger RNA, mRNA, template RNA, informational RNA	The template for protein synthesis
	nuclear RNA, nRNA	ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell
	transfer RNA, tRNA, acceptor RNA, soluble RNA	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)
Broader	polymer	A naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers
Substances	adenine, A	(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA
	cytosine, C	A base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine
	guanine, G	A purine base found in DNA and RNA
	ribose	A pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid
	uracil, U	A base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine
Spanish	ácido ribonucleico, ARN, RNA
Catalan	àcid ribonucleic, ARN

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