National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Ribosomal RNA

Definitions
An RNA molecule that does not contain protein-coding sequence information and constitutes the majority of the cellular RNA (~80%). This nucleic acid associates with multiple proteins to form ribosomes, which are the organelles that drive mRNA-directed protein synthesis.
Synonyms
RIBOSOMAL RNA
Ribosomal RNA
rRNA
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