rna
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
RNA
n 1: (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" [syn: {ribonucleic acid},
{RNA}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
macromolecule \mac`ro*mol"e*cule\, n. (Chem., Biochem.)
A very large molecule, especially a polymer having from
hundreds to many thousands of atoms, such as {DNA}, {RNA},
{protein}, {polysaccharide}, {polyethylene}, {polycarbonate},
etc.
[PJC]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "RNA":
Altmann theory, DNA, DNA double helix, De Vries theory,
Galtonian theory, Mendelianism, Mendelism, Verworn theory,
Weismann theory, Weismannism, Wiesner theory, allele, allelomorph,
anticodon, biotype, birth, character, chromatid, chromatin,
chromosome, codon, deoxyribonucleic acid, determinant, determiner,
diathesis, endowment, eugenics, factor, gene, gene complex,
gene flow, gene pool, genesiology, genetic code, genetic drift,
genetics, genotype, hereditability, hereditary character, heredity,
heritability, heritage, inborn capacity, inheritability,
inheritance, mRNA, matrocliny, messenger RNA, nucleotide,
operator gene, operon, patrocliny, pharmacogenetics,
recessive character, regulator gene, replication, ribosomal RNA,
structural gene, tRNA, transfer RNA
[email protected]