Structure of RNA

• RNA contains a ribose sugar
• RNA contains the bases adenine, cytosine, guanine and uracil
• RNA is a single-stranded molecule
• mRNA is complementary to the DNA template from which it has been formed
• mRNA diffuses into the cytoplasm where in conjunction with a ribosome, it acts as a scaffold to form proteins on
• Three mRNA nucleotides are known as a codon
• Genomes are a complete set of genes in a cell
• Proteomes are a full range of proteins a cell is able to produce
• tRNA is clover-leaf shaped
• tRNA contains hydrogen bonds between the loops to hold the shape
• The top of the tRNA molecule contains an amino acid attachment site where the amino acid binds
• tRNA contains an anticodon, which is complementary to the codon on mRNA
• tRNA is the smallest molecule