A-RNA

noun — 2 senses

A-RNA

noun

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

1

A configuration of RNA, right-hand twisting double helix, that forms the default configuration of double-stranded RNA.

2

An RNA helix in such a configuration.

Related terms
A-DNA, RNA, Z-RNA

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