Term Name:	RNA catabolic process
Synonyms:	RNA breakdown, RNA catabolism, RNA degradation
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of RNA, ribonucleic acid, one of the two main type of nucleic acid, consisting of a long, unbranched macromolecule formed from ribonucleotides joined in 3',5'-phosphodiester linkage.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0006401] QuickGO AmiGO

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is a type of:	nucleic acid catabolic process RNA metabolic process
has subtype:	21U-RNA catabolic process CUT catabolic process DNA replication, removal of RNA primer lncRNA catabolic process miRNA catabolic process mitochondrial RNA catabolic process mRNA catabolic process polyadenylation-dependent RNA catabolic process pre-mRNA catabolic process RNA fragment catabolic process RNA surveillance rRNA catabolic process siRNA catabolic process sno(s)RNA catabolic process snRNA catabolic process tRNA decay
negatively regulated by:	negative regulation of RNA catabolic process
positively regulated by:	RNA destabilization
regulated by:	regulation of RNA stability