Ribonucleic Acid at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Ribonucleic Acid? RNA. One of the two types of nucleic acids found in all cells. The other is deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Ribonucleic acid transmits genetic information from DNA to proteins produced by the cell.

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