A-RNA

English

Etymology

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

Noun

A-RNA (countable and uncountable, plural A-RNAs)

1. (uncountable) A configuration of RNA, right-hand twisting double helix, that forms the default configuration of double-stranded RNA.
2. (countable) An RNA helix in such a configuration.

Related terms

• A-DNA
• RNA
• Z-RNA

 

Anagrams

• Aran, NARA, Nara