ribonucleic acid (n)
RNA (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 27
def (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
def it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
examples ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses
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Hypernym polymer
Domain of synset - TOPIC biochemistry
Substance meronym ribose; adenine, A; cytosine, C; guanine, G; uracil, U
Hyponym messenger RNA, mRNA, template RNA, informational RNA; nuclear RNA, nRNA; transfer RNA, tRNA, acceptor RNA, soluble RNA
Part meronym nucleic acid
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Member of this domain - TOPIC biochemistry
Substance holonym ribose; adenine, A; cytosine, C; guanine, G; uracil, U
Hypernym messenger RNA, mRNA, template RNA, informational RNA; nuclear RNA, nRNA; transfer RNA, tRNA, acceptor RNA, soluble RNA
Part holonym nucleic acid
Hyponym polymer

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