small nuclear ribonucleoproteins

A form of small nuclear ribonucleoprotein — snRNPs (or small nuclear ribonucleoproteins) pronounced "snurps", are RNA-protein complexes that combine with unmodified pre-mRNA and various other proteins to form a spliceosome.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of small nuclear ribonucleoprotein
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