"locked nucleic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: locked nucleic acids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=locked nucleic acid}} locked nucleic acid (plural locked nucleic acids)
  1. (biochemistry, genetics) a synthetic form of RNA, in which the ribose is modified to be locked into a specific conformation by adding extra chemical bonding. Wikipedia link: locked nucleic acid Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Genetics Derived forms: LNA [abbreviation] Related terms: nucleic acid, unlocked nucleic acid (alt: UNA), bridged nucleic acid (alt: BNA), ribonucleic acid (alt: RNA), deoxyribonucleic acid (english: DNA)
    Sense id: en-locked_nucleic_acid-en-noun-9DRHbxld Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, genetics, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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