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NUCLEAR RNA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell
Synonyms:
nRNA; nuclear RNA
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Hypernyms ("nuclear RNA" is a kind of...):
ribonucleic acid; 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)