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ribonucleic acidnoun(biochemistry) 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 acidnoun(biochemistry) 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.
cdnanounInitialism of complementary DNA. [(genetics) DNA produced from a single-stranded RNA template in a reaction catalyzed by the enzyme reverse transcriptase.]
dnanoun(informal, loosely) The part of a living thing that carries genetic information.
ernnounA diminutive of the male given name Ernest.
messengernounOne who brings messages.
nrmnoun(religion) Initialism of new religious movement. [(religion) (abbreviated NRM) Any religious community or spiritual group of modern origins, having a peripheral place within a state's dominant religious culture.]
nasnounInitialism of network-attached storage.
rdanounInitialism of Recommended Dietary Allowances.
nranoun(UK, pensions) normal retirement age
annnounA female given name from Hebrew.
arnnounA diminutive of the male given name Arnold.
polymerasesnoun(biochemistry) Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.
tmvnounthe widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic; it was the first virus discovered (1892)
trnanoun(biochemistry) Initialism of transfer RNA. [(biochemistry) A short-chain version of RNA that transfers individual amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis.]
mirnanoun(genetics) A microRNA.
sirnanoun(genetics) small interfering RNA (or short interfering RNA or silencing RNA)
rrnanoun(genetics) Initialism of ribosomal RNA. [the structural backbone of ribosomes, which is composed of RNA (ribonucleic acid)]
ribonucleatenoun(clipping) A strand of ribonucleic acid.
mrnanoun(countable, biochemistry) A strand of messenger RNA.
micrornanoun(genetics) A single-stranded, non-coding form of RNA, having only about 20-30 nucleotides, that has a number of functions including the regulation of gene expression

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