rna

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about rna at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. (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