locked nucleic acid

noun

a synthetic form of RNA, in which the ribose is modified to be locked into a specific conformation by adding extra chemical bonding.

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Meanings

nounlocked nucleic acid (plural locked nucleic acids)

plural locked nucleic acids

  1. biochemistrya synthetic form of RNA, in which the ribose is modified to be locked into a specific conformation by adding extra chemical bonding.
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