Genetic abbr.

The answer

RNA

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RNA answer page.

Used 12 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• DNA (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for RNA

Every other clue in this collection answered by RNA, most used first.

• Genetic letters - used 265 times, most recently in 2026
• Genetic messenger - used 141 times, most recently in 2026
• Genetic material - used 115 times, most recently in 2026
• Messenger molecule - used 115 times, most recently in 2026
• Messenger ___ - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
• Genetic stuff - used 81 times, most recently in 2025
• Cell messenger - used 50 times, most recently in 2024
• Single-stranded molecule - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Biochemistry abbr. - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
• Genetic inits. - used 40 times, most recently in 2024
• Genetic initials - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Cellular messenger - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Gene messenger - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Genetic molecule - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Genetic info carrier - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Transfer ___ - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Cellular stuff - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
• Cell stuff - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
• "Messenger" compound - used 17 times, most recently in 2015
• Cell component - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
• Genetic matter - used 16 times, most recently in 2015
• Gene material - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Genetic code carrier - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Part of a cell nucleus - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Retrovirus component - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
• Genetic carrier - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Genetic-code letters - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Geneticist's study - used 13 times, most recently in 2014
• Kind of virus - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
• Cellular letters - used 12 times, most recently in 2008
• Messenger material - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Single-helix molecule - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Some strands in a cell - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Genetic info - used 11 times, most recently in 2011
• Genetic messenger molecule - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Protein synthesis molecule - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Stranded messenger? - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Cell material - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Genetic cell material - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Messenger ___ (genetic material) - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Protein-building molecule - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Tiny messenger - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Acid initials - used 8 times, most recently in 1991
• Bio class letters - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Biochemist's letters - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Cell constituent - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
• Cell letters - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Cell substance - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Genetic strand - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Genetics lab study - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Genetics letters - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
• Messenger's letters? - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Single-strand molecule - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Single-stranded genetic molecule - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Carrier of genetic info - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Cell "messenger," briefly - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Code carrier - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Genetic messenger material - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Genetics abbr. - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Retrovirus material - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Vaccine basis - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Cell's protein producer - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Coded matter - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Gene stuff - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Genes material - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Geneticist's abbr. - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Geneticist's concern - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Geneticist's letters - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• It's stranded - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Single-stranded genetic material - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Strand in a cell - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Stranded cell stuff - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Stuff in a cell - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Uracil is one of its basic components - used 6 times, most recently in 2013

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• Lawyer: Abbr. - ATT, used 167 times
• Catchall abbr. - ETC, used 147 times
• Alias abbr. - AKA, used 133 times

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