Term Name: | ribonucleic acid |
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Synonyms: | pentosenucleic acids, ribonucleic acid, ribonucleic acids, Ribonukleinsaeure, ribose nucleic acid, RNA, RNS, yeast nucleic acid |
Definition: | High molecular weight, linear polymers, composed of nucleotides containing ribose and linked by phosphodiester bonds; RNA is central to the synthesis of proteins. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:33697] ( EBI ) |