(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"
Initialism of ribonucleic acid.
"The laboratory results confirmed that the genetic information was stored in RNA rather than DNA."
In plain English: RNA is a type of molecule that helps cells read DNA instructions to build proteins.
"Scientists are studying how RNA helps cells build proteins."