Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
RNA (
Ribo
nucleic acid
):
A single-stranded
biopolymer
of
D
-
ribofuranose
nucleosides
joined by 3',5'-
phosphodiesters
. RNA
nucleobases
include
adenine
,
cytosine
,
guanine
, and
uracil
.
A four
nucleotide
segment of RNA, showing all four RNA
nucleobases
.
Related terms:
DNA
,
nucleic acid
,
nucleotide
,
purine
,
pyrimidine
,
primary structure
,
secondary structure
,
tertiary structure
,
enzyme
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