Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a nucleic acid composed of nucleotide monomers with ribose sugar, functioning in protein synthesis and gene regulation.
Ribonukleinsäure (RNA) ist eine Nukleinsäure aus Ribosezucker- und Basen-Nukleotiden, die bei der Proteinsynthese und Genregulation eine Rolle spielt.
| Front | ribonucleic acid (RNA) |
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| Back | A type of nucleic acid consisting of nucleotide monomers with a ribose sugar and the nitrogenous bases adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and uracil (U); usually single-stranded; functions in protein synthesis, gene regulation, and as the genome of some viruses. |
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