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Topic: rna
Definition:

  • (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"

    Related tag cloud:

  • dna
  • protein
  • pcr
  • bioinformatics
  • genetics
  • genomics
  • biotechnology
  • research
  • biology
  • sequencing
  • molecular
  • molecular biology
  • mrna
  • gene
  • proteomics
  • nucleic acids
  • genes
  • biochemistry
  • enzyme
  • genome
  • biotech
    • Resources:

    Institute of Molecular Biotechnology
    Offers studies in molecular biology, biophysics, imaging, biotechnology and DNA analysis. Includes list of staff, related links and location.
    http://www.imb-jena.de/

    RNA
    International forum for publishing original reports on RNA research in the broadest sense. Features future articles and archived issues. Published by the RNA Society.
    http://www.rnajournal.org/

    Cambridge University Press
    Site in New York USA. Publishers and printers.
    http://www.cup.org/