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RNA

  1. family of large biological molecules
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɑː(ɹ)ɛn eɪ/

noun

  1. Initialism of ribonucleic acid.

    Looked at from RNA’s point of view, DNA is just a passive archive of information, a dull hunk of a telephone directory; it is RNA that looks up the numbers, establishes the connections and determines how long each call will last.