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polyadenylic acid
[ pol-ee-ad-n-il-ik, pol- ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- 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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