RNA — synonyms, definition

1. RNA (Noun)

ribonucleic acid

RNA (Noun) — (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. ex. "RNA is the genetic material of some viruses"

polymer acceptor RNA informational RNA mRNA messenger RNA nRNA nuclear RNA soluble RNA tRNA template RNA transfer RNA C G U a adenine cytosine guanine nucleic acid ribose uracil