abbr.
ribosomal RNA
rRNA
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(rī′bō-sō′məl)
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n
A type of protein-containing ribonucleic acid produced by the nucleolus and found connected to the endoplasmic reticulum or moving freely within the cytoplasm.
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(är'är'ĕn-ā')
n.
n.
The RNA that is a permanent structural part of a ribosome. Also called ribosomal RNA.
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Mentioned in
- ribosomal RNA (RNA)
- Shine–Dalgarno sequence
- 60S ribosomal particle
- Thomas Robert Cech (American chemist)
- guanosine
- Exon (genetics)
- nucleic acids
- Ribozyme (biochemistry and molecular biology)
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- Ribonucleic acid (RNA)
- Ribosome
- RNA
- Archaebacteria (microbiology)
- Cell nucleus (cell biology)
