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ribosomal RNA
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ribosomal RNA
n. Abbr. rRNA
The RNA that is a permanent structural part of a ribosome.
ribosomal RNA
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) Biochem a type of RNA thought to be transcribed from DNA in the nucleoli of cell nuclei, subsequently forming the component of ribosomes on which the translation of messenger RNA into protein chains is accomplished Sometimes shortened to rRNA
ribosomal RNA  (rb-sml)
The RNA that is a structural component of a ribosome. Comparison of gene sequences of the ribosomal RNA of different organisms has been used to determine evolutionary relationships among the organisms. See more at RNA.
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