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What Is RNA

RNA is a complex compound that functions in cellular protein synthesis and replaces DNA in some viruses. There are three main types of RNA: messenger RNA (mRNA) which carries genetic codes from DNA, transfer RNA (tRNA) which transports amino acids during protein synthesis, and ribosomal RNA (rRNA) which is present in all organisms and is involved in biochemical reactions similar to enzymes. RNA plays important roles in human disease as some microRNAs can regulate cancer-associated genes and facilitate tumor development.

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What Is RNA

RNA is a complex compound that functions in cellular protein synthesis and replaces DNA in some viruses. There are three main types of RNA: messenger RNA (mRNA) which carries genetic codes from DNA, transfer RNA (tRNA) which transports amino acids during protein synthesis, and ribosomal RNA (rRNA) which is present in all organisms and is involved in biochemical reactions similar to enzymes. RNA plays important roles in human disease as some microRNAs can regulate cancer-associated genes and facilitate tumor development.

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What is RNA ?

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.
Types And Functions Of RNA

 messenger RNA (mRNA),


 transfer RNA (tRNA)
 ribosomal RNA (rRNA), which are present in all organisms.

*** These and other types of RNAs primarily carry out biochemical reactions,
similar to enzymes.
RNA in Disease

 Important connections have been discovered between RNA and human


disease. For example, as described previously, some miRNAs are capable
of regulating cancer-associated genes in ways that facilitate tumour
development.
NOMENCLATURE

 Nitrogenous Base Nucleoside (RNA)


i. adenine (A) Adenosine
ii. Guanine (G) Guanosine
iii. Cytosine (C) Cytidine
iv. Uracil (U) Uridine
v. thymine (T) -
DNA VS RNA

DNA RNA
Strand 2 1
Pentose (sugar) 2-deoxyribose ribose
Bases A=T A-U
G≡C G-C
Location Nucleus,Mitochondria Nucleus,Mitochondria,
Cytoplasm
Structure /Shape Double helix Randow Coil
Triple helix Linear
Quadruplex Clover leaf
Hairpin look
Ty.

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