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Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleic Acids > RNA > RNA, Nuclear > RNA, Heterogeneous Nuclear

Preferred term

RNA, Heterogeneous Nuclear  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Heterogeneous Nuclear RNA
  • hnRNA
  • Nuclear RNA, Heterogeneous

Scope note

  • Nuclear nonribosomal RNA larger than about 1000 nucleotides, the mass of which is rapidly synthesized and degraded within the cell nucleus. Some heterogeneous nuclear RNA may be a precursor to mRNA. However, the great bulk of total hnRNA hybridizes with nuclear DNA rather than with mRNA.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012332

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