RNA

• mRNA structure

  -single stranded molecule of RNA nucleotides

  -no hydrogen bonds
• mRNA function

  Carries genetic information from DNA to ribosome
• rRNA structure

  forms the structure of ribosomes along with proteins
• rRNA function

  - ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis in the cytoplasm
• tRNA structure

  singel stranded

  RNA folded

  contains H bonds between RNA nucleotides

  clover leaf shape
• tRNA function

  used in translation - carries amino acid