RNA

• What does RNA stand for?

  ribonucleic acid
• Where is RNA found?

  nucleus and cytoplasm
• what nitrogenous bases are found in RNA

  Adenine, Uracil, Guanine, Cytosine
• how many hydrogen bonds are there between adenine and uracil

  2
• How many hydrogen bonds are between guanine and cytosine?

  3
• what are the three types of RNA used in protein synthesis

  Mrna rrna and trna
• what is meant by Mrna

  messenger rna
• what is mrna


  this is a single stranded molecule that carries the genetic code for DNA from the nucleus to the ribosomes into the cytoplasm
• what is meant by trna

  transfer rna
• what is transfer rna

  this transfers specific amino acids to the ribosomes
• describe the structure of trna

  a single rna strand that forms a cloverleaf shape held together by hydrogen bonds
• what is meany by rrna

  ribosomal rna
• what is ribosomal rna

  rrna combine with protein to form a ribosome
• what id the function of ribosome in protein synthesis

  they translate the genetic code and join amino acids together to form polypeptides