Types of RNA Flashcards
mRNA
of Bases : 100-300 “
Carries a copy of the sequence of nucleic acid bases from the DNA to the ribosomes, where these sequences are translated into a series of linked amino acids to form proteins.
rRNA
Combine with proteins to form ribosomes which are the site for protein synthesis.
tRNA
of bases: 75-95
Series of RNA molecules which are charged with an amino acid by the appropriate tRNA synthetase protein and which carry that activated amino acid to the ribosome.
Once there, the appropriate tRNA binds to the mRNA via the anti-codon loop and transfers the activated amino acid to the growing polypeptide chain.
sRNA
of bases 100-200 or “
Some combine with proteins to form complexes, called splicesomes, which remove introns from eukaryotic mRNA.