RNA structure and function

• RNA – Ribonucleic acid is a short, single polynucleotide chain.  
• The pentose sugar is ribose.  

  The organic bases are Adenine, Uracil, Guanine and Cytosine. 
• mRNA – messenger RNA – transfers the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome 
• rRNA – ribosomal RNA – together with proteins makes up the ribosome  
• tRNA – Transfer RNA –transfers specific amino acids to the ribosome for protein synthesis