rna

Noun

• (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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  ribonucleic acid , RNA