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nuclear RNA

nuclear RNA

5.8
RNA that is inside a cell's nucleus, often in the nucleolus
  • noun
  • /ˈnjuːklɪər ˈɑːrnə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ARN nuclear
  • Scientists isolated nuclear RNA from the nucleolus during their experiment on cellular transcription.

Examples

  • The presence of nuclear RNA was significantly higher in cells actively producing ribosomes.

  • Researchers examined the nuclear RNA to better understand gene expression in the cell nucleus.

  • The scientist studied nuclear RNA in detail.

  • Can you explain what nuclear RNA does?

  • Researchers examined the nuclear RNA to better understand gene expression in the cell nucleus.

  • Scientists isolated nuclear RNA from the nucleolus during their experiment on cellular transcription.

  • The presence of nuclear RNA was significantly higher in cells actively producing ribosomes.

Synonyms

nRNA
vsnuclear RNA
  • Specialized
9.9

A kind of RNA in the cell nucleus that helps make parts that build proteins

refers to ribonucleic acid found throughout the nucleus without implying a ribosome making role

Surface Forms

nuclear RNA singular
nuclear RNAs plural

Morphology

nuclear + RNA

The phrase 'nuclear RNA' denotes RNA located in the cell nucleus and is directly compositional from 'nuclear' (pertaining to the nucleus) + 'RNA' (ribonucleic acid). This modifier+noun construction follows regular English semantics and is cross-linguistically predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Nuclear RNA combines nuclear, which means related to the cell 'nucleus', and RNA, which are message molecules. Think of a cell as a house where the 'nucleus' is the control room and the messages stay inside, so nuclear RNA means 'RNA present in the nucleus'.