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Rna vs Minicell - What's the difference?

rna | minicell |

As an initialism rna

is (biochemistry) ribonucleic acid.

As a noun minicell is

(biology) an achromosomal cell resulting from aberrant cell division, containing rna and protein but little or no chromosomal dna.

rna

English

Initialism

(Initialism) (head)
  • (biochemistry) ribonucleic acid

    • Derived terms

    * asRNA * dsRNA * mRNA * miRNA * mtRNA * ncRNA * siRNA * ssRNA * tRNA * tmRNA * RNA gene

    Related terms

    * DNA * XNA * PNA * TNA * GNA

    Anagrams

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    minicell

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) An achromosomal cell resulting from aberrant cell division, containing RNA and protein but little or no chromosomal DNA.
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    • , passage=Both Dr. Hoffman’s method and the minicells , in different ways, revisit these old observations. }}

    References

    * Minicells on OpenWetWare: [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Minicells]