Threose nucleic acid

Full definition of threose nucleic acid

Noun

1. (biochemistry) An analog of RNA in which the sugar component is threose—considered to be a primordial precursor to RNA

Synonyms

• threonucleic acid

Derived terms

• TNA abbreviation

Related terms

• nucleic acid
• ribonucleic acid (RNA)
• deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
• peptide nucleic acid (PNA)
• glycol nucleic acid (GNA)