[ribonucleic acid; polynucleotide consisting essentially of chains with a repeating backbone of phosphate and ribose units to which nitrogenous bases are attached; RNA is unique among biological macromolecules in that it can encode genetic information, serve as an abundant structural component of cells, and also possesses catalytic activity. ( CSP )]
UMLS (NCI) C0035668 - Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide
- Biologically Active Substance
Relation/PAR: Nucleic Acid
Relation/CHD: bacterial RNA
double stranded RNA
heterogeneous nuclear RNA
Messenger RNA
ribosomal RNA
small nuclear RNA
transfer RNA
virus RNA
complementary RNA
catalytic RNA
siRNA
MicroRNA
Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing