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polyadenylic acid

[ pol-ee-ad-n-il-ik, pol- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. a homopolymer of adenylic acid enzymatically added to messenger RNA in eukaryotic cells to inhibit the hydrolytic breakdown of messenger RNA.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of polyadenylic acid1

First recorded in 1955–60; poly- + adenylic acid

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