threose nucleic acid

Noun

Meaning

threose nucleic acid (plural threose nucleic acids)

(biochemistry) An analog of RNA in which the sugar component is threose—considered to be a primordial precursor to RNA

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Synonyms

threonucleic acid

Related terms

RNA DNA deoxyribonucleic acid ribonucleic acid GNA PNA

Close letter words and terms

threonyl threonylation threose threpe threpsology threptic