Table 12.3.
Nucleic Acid Abbreviation
| Deoxyribonucleic Acids | Ribonucleic Acids | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| deoxyribonucleic acid | DNA | ribonucleic acid | RNA |
| complementary DNA | cDNA | complementary RNA | cRNA |
| single-stranded DNA | ssDNA | single-stranded RNA | ssRNA |
| Double-stranded DNA | dsDNA | double-stranded RNA | dsRNA |
| Nuclear DNA | nDNA | nuclear RNA | nRNA |
| ribosomal DNA | rDNA | ribosomal RNA | rRNA |
| heterogeneous nuclear cDNA | hn-cDNA | heterogeneous nuclear RNA | hnRNA |
| mitochondrial DNA | mtDNA | messenger RNA | mRNA |
| microRNA | miRNA | ||
| RNA interference | RNAi | ||
| small interfering RNA | siRNA | ||
| small nuclear RNA | snRNA | ||
| small nucleolar RNA | snoRNA | ||
| transfer RNA | tRNA | ||