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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

Parent topics

• Nucleic acid [r]: A class of macromolecules important in conveying genetic information. [e]
• Genetics [r]: The study of the inheritance of characteristics, genes and DNA. [e]

Subtopics

• mRNA [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • codon [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Non-coding RNA [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • rRNA [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • tRNA [r]: Add brief definition or description
    • anticodon [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • siRNA [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • miRNA [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • snoRNA [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Xist [r]: Add brief definition or description
• exon [r]: Add brief definition or description
• intron [r]: Add brief definition or description
• ribose [r]: Add brief definition or description
• adenine [r]: A base incorporated into DNA and RNA and part of an energy carrier, as ATP, in metabolism. [e]
• guanine [r]: Natural biomolecule used as one of the five bases in RNA and DNA. [e]
• uracil [r]: One of the four bases found in ribonucleic acid (RNA). [e]
• cytodine [r]: Add brief definition or description
• aptamer [r]: Add brief definition or description
• thioaptamer [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Riboswitch [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Ribozyme [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• DNA [r]: A macromolecule that stores genetic information. Chemically, a nucleic acid. [e]