ribonucleic acid

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ri·bo·nu·cle·ic acid

(rī′bō-no͞o-klē′ĭk, -klā′-, -nyo͞o-)

See RNA.

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ribonucleic acid

(ˌraɪbəʊnjuːˈkliːɪk; -ˈkleɪ-)

(Biochemistry) the full name of RNA

[C20: from ribo(se) + nucleic acid]

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RNA

ribonucleic acid: any of a class of single-stranded nucleic acid molecules of ribose and uracil, found chiefly in the cytoplasm of cells and in certain viruses; important in protein synthesis and in the transmission of genetic information transcribed from DNA. Compare messenger RNA, ribosomal RNA, transfer RNA.

[1945–50]

ri·bo·nu·cle·ic acid

(rī′bō-no͞o-klē′ĭk)

See RNA.

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

ribonucleic acid

1. (RNA) A molecule that transfers information essential for protein synthesis from DNA.

2. (RNA) Nucleic acids that help to produce proteins in living cells.

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ribonucleic acid - (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; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell; "ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses"

RNA

biochemistry - the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry

ribose - a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid

adenine, A - (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA

cytosine, C - a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine

informational RNA, messenger RNA, mRNA, 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

nRNA, nuclear RNA - ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell

acceptor RNA, soluble RNA, transfer RNA, tRNA - 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)

guanine, G - a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine

nucleic acid - (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells

polymer - a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers

U, uracil - a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

Translations

Ribonukleinsäure

ácido ribonucleico

ribonukleiinihappo

acide ribonucléique

acido ribonucleico

リボ核酸

리보핵산

kwas rybonukleinowy

рибонуклеиновая кислота

ribonukleinsyra

ribonucleic acid

n → Ribonukleinsäure f

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ribonucleic acid (RNA)

n ácido ribonucleico (ARN)

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Researchers at Duke Health recently discovered through genetic tests on ribonucleic acid (RNA) that 60 genes are responsible for individual response to aspirin--a concept they call an "aspirin response signature." Using this information as a biomarker, the researchers were able to determine, with a simple blood test, how much aspirin a person needs to "thin" their blood--or even if aspirin will work at all.

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Among the non-drinkers studied, 46 percent had an early virologic response; 26 percent had no detectable serum hepatitis C virus (HCV) ribonucleic acid at week 20; 22 percent had no detectable serum at week 48; and 11 percent had a sustained virologic response.