“ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses”
- Synonyms:
- RNA
- Types:
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informational RNA, mRNA, messenger RNA, template RNA
the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell
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nRNA, nuclear RNA
ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell
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acceptor RNA, soluble RNA, tRNA, transfer 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)
- Type of:
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polymer
a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers
