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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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This is probably best explained by the generally slower substitution rate of the 16S gene region.
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In previous studies we analyzed the mitochondrial COI and 16S genes of octocorallians and have found abnormally low levels of variation among them.
Analysis of mtMSH and its 5'Flanking Region in Octocorallia by Hoover, Loretta L.; France, Scott C. / Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science
 
 
 
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