A cellular process that results in the biosynthesis of constituent macromolecules, assembly, and arrangement of constituent parts of a complex containing RNA and proteins. Includes the biosynthesis of the constituent RNA and protein molecules, and those macromolecular modifications that are involved in synthesis or assembly of the ribonucleoprotein complex. [ GOC:isa_complete GOC:mah ]
Synonyms: RNA-protein complex biogenesis ribonucleoprotein complex biogenesis and assembly