baisics of RNA Flashcards
1
Q
how many strands
A
one
2
Q
what pentose sugar does RNA have
A
ribose
3
Q
RNA purine bases
A
adenine and guanine
4
Q
RNA pyramidine bases
A
cytosine and uracil
5
Q
3 structural differences between RNA and DNA
A
ribose / deoxyribose
single / double stranded
uracil / thymine base
6
Q
how many types of RNA is there
A
3
7
Q
what are the types of RNA
A
messenger RNA
Ribosomal RNA
Transfer RNA
8
Q
what is mRNA full name
A
messenger RNA
9
Q
what is rRNA full name
A
ribosomal rna
10
Q
what is tRNA full name
A
transfer RNA
11
Q
what is codon
A
triplet code
12
Q
what does mRNA do
A
