The Clue
Cell messenger (3 letter answer)
The Answer
RNA
Tags
Notes
The answer RNA is seen frequently, appearing about once every 50 puzzles.
Related Clues
Messenger ___
Ribosomal ___
Transfer ___
Acid initials
Biological chain
Cellular stuff
Chromatin component
Gene material
Genetic inits.
Genetic letters
Genetic material
Genetic messenger
Genetic stuff
Geneticist's abbr.
Kind of virus
A nucleic acid
Nucleic initials
Nucleotide chain
A producer of protein
Stranded messenger?
Basic yeast acid
Cell-acid initials
Genetic acid, for short
Genetic info carrier
Genetic material, for short
Genetic trait carrier
Genetics lab study
H.S. biology topic
Important acid, for short
Life-force letters
Material in protein synthesis
Material in the translation process
Nucleic-acid initials
Part of a cell nucleus
Single-stranded molecule
What retroviruses contain
Yeast-acid initials
Initials for a basic yeast acid
Vital component of cells, for short
Definition
RNA as a noun:
1. (ribonucleic acid, RNA) = (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell; "ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses"