Examples of ribosomal RNA in a Sentence
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Archaea, eukaryotes, and eubacteria all have ribosomes, so ribosomal RNA is good for comparing different organisms.
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Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
In these studies, researchers can determine whether genetic material belongs to bacteria though a biomarker called the 16s ribosomal RNA gene, which turns up only in microbes.
—Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2020
To amplify the signal of ribosomal RNA, Tosar added compounds known as ribonuclease inhibitors to the samples, which block naturally occurring enzymes from digesting RNA.
—Roxanne Khamsi, Scientific American, 17 June 2020
Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
In these studies, researchers can determine whether genetic material belongs to bacteria though a biomarker called the 16s ribosomal RNA gene, which turns up only in microbes.
—Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2020
To amplify the signal of ribosomal RNA, Tosar added compounds known as ribonuclease inhibitors to the samples, which block naturally occurring enzymes from digesting RNA.
—Roxanne Khamsi, Scientific American, 17 June 2020
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First Known Use
1959, in the meaning defined above
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Kids Definition
ribosomal RNA
noun
ri·bo·som·al RNA
ˌrī-bə-ˈsō-məl-
: an RNA that is one of the structural elements of ribosomes
called also rRNA
Medical Definition
ribosomal RNA
noun
: RNA that is a fundamental structural element of ribosomes
called also rRNA
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