RNA
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RNA (countable and uncountable, plural RNAs)
- (biochemistry) Initialism of ribonucleic acid.
- 2006 June 20, Nicholas Wade, “DNA or RNA? Versatile Player Takes a Leading Role in Molecular Research”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- Looked at from RNA’s point of view, DNA is just a passive archive of information, a dull hunk of a telephone directory; it is RNA that looks up the numbers, establishes the connections and determines how long each call will last.
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abbreviation of ribonucleic acid
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Borrowed from English RNA, from ribonucleic acid.
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RNA f (genitive RNA, no plural)
- (molecular biology) RNA, Synonym of Ribonukleinsäure
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- “RNA” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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- (genetics, biochemistry) Synonym of リボ核酸 (ribo-kakusan, “ribonucleic acid”); RNA
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- DNA (dī-enu-ē)
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Orthographic borrowing from English RNA.
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RNA m inan or n (indeclinable)
- (genetics, molecular biology) Abbreviation of kwas rybonukleinowy.
- Synonym: kwas rybonukleinowy
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Orthographic borrowing from English RNA.
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RNA m (plural RNAs)
- Alternative form of ARN
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RNA m (plural RNA)
Further reading edit
- “RNA”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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RNA n
- (biochemistry) RNA
- Synonym: ribonukleinsyra
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Declension of RNA | ||||
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Nominative | RNA | RNA:t | — | — |
Genitive | RNA:s | RNA:ts | — | — |
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RNA
- "Ribonükleik asit", ribonucleic acid.