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RNA vs acceptor RNA

acceptor RNA vs RNA

RNA and acceptor RNA both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
RNA Yes No No No
acceptor RNA Yes No No No
As nouns, acceptor RNA is a hyponym of RNA; that is, acceptor RNA is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than RNA:
  • RNA: (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
  • acceptor RNA: 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)
RNA (noun) acceptor 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 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)
Difference between RNA and acceptor RNA

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