What is Rna?Explain
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RNA
BIOCHEMISTRY
WRITTEN BY: Yao WanKunal Chatterjee
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Alternative Title: ribonucleic acid
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RNA, abbreviation of ribonucleic acid, complex compound of high molecular weight that functions in cellular protein synthesis and replaces DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) as a carrier of genetic codes in some viruses. RNA consists of ribose nucleotides (nitrogenous bases appended to a ribose sugar) attached by phosphodiester bonds, forming strands of varying lengths. The nitrogenous bases in RNA are adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil, which replaces thymine in DNA.
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RNA stands for RiboNucleicAcid.
It is like DNA, but it doesn't have a helix shape like DNA.
It carries information of amino acids (stored in the DNA in the nucleus) to the ribosomes, where proteins are assmebled.