POLY(A)


Meaning of POLY(A) in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpä-lē-ˈā ]

noun

Etymology: poly- + a denylic acid

Date: 1957

: RNA or a segment of RNA that is composed of a polynucleotide chain consisting entirely of adenylic acid residues and that codes for polylysine when functioning as messenger RNA in protein synthesis

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