Genetic Function
rna degradation
rna deg·ra·da·tion
Definitions related to rna degradation:
  • RNA degradation is a regulated cellular biochemical process that involves depolymerization of RNA macromolecules, which affects the RNA content of cells and regulates gene expression.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (rna catabolic process) The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of RNA, ribonucleic acid, one of the two main type of nucleic acid, consisting of a long, unbranched macromolecule formed from ribonucleotides joined in 3',5'-phosphodiester linkage.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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