rna
IPA: rnʌ
Root Word: RNA
noun
- (biochemistry) Initialism of ribonucleic acid. [(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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Examples of "rna" in Sentences
- The RNA is then degraded by the exosome.
- They then polymerise into the RNA strand.
- It is a blueprint for the production of RNA.
- RNA editing may be involved in RNA degradation.
- RNA replication is the copying of one RNA to another.
- RNP is an RNA binding motif in an RNA binding protein.
- Discoverer of RNA splicing and alternative RNA processing.
- Cordycepin is an anticancer drug that targets RNA replication.
- Ribonucleases cleave the RNA and ligases join the exons together.
- RNA based methods are limited by the relative fragility of the viral RNA.
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