ribonucleoprotein

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ri·bo·nu·cle·o·pro·tein

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('bō-nū'klē-ō-prō'tēn, -tē-ĭn, -nyū'-) pronunciation
n. (Abbr. RNP)
A nucleoprotein that contains RNA.

[RIBO(NUCLEIC ACID) + NUCLEOPROTEIN.]


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('bō-nū'klē-ō-prō'tēn, -tē-ĭn, -nyū'-)
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(Abbr. RNP) A nucleoprotein that contains RNA.

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abbr.: RNP; any conjugated protein that contains RNA as the non-protein moiety. Various specific kinds of RNP are listed with their abbreviations at RNP.

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