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ri•bo•nu•cle•o•pro•tein
Pronunciation: (rī"bō-nOO"klē-ō-prō'tēn, -tē-in, -nyOO"-), [key]—
n. Biochem.
a substance composed of RNA in close association with protein; a nucleoprotein containing RNA.
Abbr.: RNP
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