ribonucleoprotein: Meaning and Definition of

ri•bo•nu•cle•o•pro•tein

Pronunciation: (rī"bō-n"klē-ō-prō'tēn, -tē-in, -ny"-), [key]
— n. Biochem.
  1. a substance composed of RNA in close association with protein; a nucleoprotein containing RNA. Abbr.: RNP
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