Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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RNA | Yes | No | No | No |
acceptor RNA | Yes | No | No | No |
RNA (noun) | acceptor RNA (noun) |
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(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) |