ADAR definition

ADAR

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WordNet

(1) The sixth month of the civil year; the twelfth month of the ecclesiastic year in the Jewish calendar (in February and March)

WiktionaryText

ADAR or ADA

The enzyme adenosine deaminase, specifically that affects RNA. They are important in editing nuclear double stranded RNAs (from A to I) in higher eukaryotes. They work by acting to convert adenosines to insosines via hydrolytic deanimination.