Etymology

A-RNA

Today it means: A configuration of RNA, right-hand twisting double helix, that forms the default configuration of double-stranded RNA. Full definition →

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The story

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

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