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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ribonucleic acid, RNAnoun

    (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"

Wikipedia

  1. RNA

    Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a polymeric molecule essential in various biological roles in coding, decoding, regulation and expression of genes. RNA and DNA are nucleic acids. Along with lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates, nucleic acids constitute one of the four major macromolecules essential for all known forms of life. Like DNA, RNA is assembled as a chain of nucleotides, but unlike DNA, RNA is found in nature as a single strand folded onto itself, rather than a paired double strand. Cellular organisms use messenger RNA (mRNA) to convey genetic information (using the nitrogenous bases of guanine, uracil, adenine, and cytosine, denoted by the letters G, U, A, and C) that directs synthesis of specific proteins. Many viruses encode their genetic information using an RNA genome. Some RNA molecules play an active role within cells by catalyzing biological reactions, controlling gene expression, or sensing and communicating responses to cellular signals. One of these active processes is protein synthesis, a universal function in which RNA molecules direct the synthesis of proteins on ribosomes. This process uses transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules to deliver amino acids to the ribosome, where ribosomal RNA (rRNA) then links amino acids together to form coded proteins.

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  1. rna

    RNA, or Ribonucleic Acid, is a type of molecule essential in various biological roles in coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes. It is a polymeric molecule composed of nucleotide units, which are made up of a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar (ribose), and at least one phosphate group. RNA is typically single-stranded but can form into complex three-dimensional structures. The three types of RNA include messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA) and ribosomal RNA (rRNA), each playing important roles in protein synthesis.

Wikidata

  1. RNA

    Ribonucleic acid is a ubiquitous family of large biological molecules that perform multiple vital roles in the coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes. Together with DNA, RNA comprises the nucleic acids, which, along with proteins, constitute the three major macromolecules essential for all known forms of life. Like DNA, RNA is assembled as a chain of nucleotides, but is usually single-stranded. Cellular organisms use messenger RNA to convey genetic information that directs synthesis of specific proteins, while many viruses encode their genetic information using an RNA genome. Some RNA molecules play an active role within cells by catalyzing biological reactions, controlling gene expression, or sensing and communicating responses to cellular signals. One of these active processes is protein synthesis, a universal function whereby mRNA molecules direct the assembly of proteins on ribosomes. This process uses transfer RNA molecules to deliver amino acids to the ribosome, where ribosomal RNA links amino acids together to form proteins.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. RNA

    A polynucleotide consisting essentially of chains with a repeating backbone of phosphate and ribose units to which nitrogenous bases are attached. RNA is unique among biological macromolecules in that it can encode genetic information, serve as an abundant structural component of cells, and also possesses catalytic activity. (Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed)

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rna in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rna in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of rna in a Sentence

  1. Marc Siegel:

    There is no reason whatsoever to believe that the messenger-RNA vaccines, which do not contain any part of the virus itself, will cause any harm, they appear to be very well tolerated in all groups. PFIZER CA N'T SELL COVID-19 VACCINES DIRECTLY TO NY Dr. Gili Regev-Yochay, head of Sheba Medical Center’s Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit in Israel, said she is encouraging pregnant women to get vaccinated the country sees more and more ICU admissions.

  2. James Wood:

    The evidence for the potential involvement of pangolins in the outbreak has not been published, other than by a university press release. This is not scientific evidence, simply reporting detection of viral RNA with sequence similarity of more than 99% is not sufficient. Could these results have been caused by contamination from a highly infected environment?

  3. Jonathan Stoye:

    The virus is evolving and is changing. And we don't yet know what the consequences of those changes are, this coronavirus mutates just like any good RNA virus should.

  4. Friday Tesla:

    50 years is hard to predict, safe to say that 50 years from now will not be what we think it will be. There are fundamental size makeshifts in technology, artificial intelligence, space travel, neurocomputer interfaces, synthetic RNA and DNA. Those are the big ones.

  5. Ralph Tripp:

    There’s really nothing out there to safely fight these viruses, this antiviral works for all RNA respiratory viruses we tested, including SARS-CoV-2. RSV, coronavirus and flu all circulate in the same season. Bottom line is you can potentially reduce infection and disease using this one oral drug.

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