Noun: ribonucleic acid
- (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";
- RNA
Derived forms: ribonucleic acids
Type of: polymer
Encyclopedia: Ribonucleic acid