rna : Idioms & Phrases
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acceptor rna
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noun 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)
acceptor RNA; soluble RNA; tRNA.
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informational rna
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noun 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
informational RNA; messenger RNA; mRNA.
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messenger rna
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noun 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
informational RNA; messenger RNA; mRNA.
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nuclear rna
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noun ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell
nRNA.
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rna polymerase
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noun the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA
transcriptase.
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soluble rna
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noun 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)
acceptor RNA; soluble RNA; tRNA.
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template rna
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noun 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
informational RNA; messenger RNA; mRNA.
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transfer rna
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noun 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)
acceptor RNA; soluble RNA; tRNA.
