ribosomal ribonucleic acid
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ribosomal ribonucleic acid
(¦rī·bə¦sō·məl ¦rī·bō¦nü¦klē·ik ′as·əd)
(biochemistry) Any of three large types of ribonucleic acid found in ribosomes: 5S RNA, with molecular weight 40,000; 14-16S RNA, with molecular weight 600,000; and 18-22S RNA with molecular weight 1,200,000. Abbreviated r-RNA.
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