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Complete Definition of "ribonucleic acid"

English
wikipedia|RNA

Noun
en-noun|sg=ribonucleic acid|- (abbreviation RNA)

  1. 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.

Translations
trans-top|a derivative of DNA
Finnish: ribonukleiinihappo
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Russian: �ибон�клеинова� ки�ло�а (ribonukleínovaja kislotá) f
Spanish: ácido ribonucleico m
Swedish: ribonukleinsyra c
Polish: kwas rybonukleinowy
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Related terms
deoxyribonucleic acid

Category:Biochemistry

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