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A-RNA

A-RNA noun: a configuration of RNA, right-hand twisting double helix, that forms the default configuration of double-stranded RNA.

Noun

A-RNA (countable and uncountable, plural A-RNAs)

  1. (uncountable) A configuration of RNA, right-hand twisting double helix, that forms the default configuration of double-stranded RNA.
  2. (countable) An RNA helix in such a configuration.

Forms of A-RNA

pluralA-RNAs

Origin of A-RNA

From A + RNA. Blend of A-DNA + RNA. From being an RNA analogue of the previously discovered A-DNA.

Questions about A-RNA

What does A-RNA mean?
A-RNA means a configuration of RNA, right-hand twisting double helix, that forms the default configuration of double-stranded RNA.
What part of speech is A-RNA?
A-RNA is a noun.
What is the plural of A-RNA?
The plural of A-RNA is A-RNAs.

Words near A-RNA in the dictionary

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