Ribonucleic acid (RNA)

RNA is a type of ribononucleic acid that is found in all living things. RNA nucleotides are made up of:

A pentose: ribose.
A phosphoric acid.
A nitrogenous base: adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C) and uracil (U).

RNA is made up of a single chain of nucleotides. In eukaryotic cells, it is found in the nucleus and in the cytoplasm.

There are several types of RNA:

Ribosomal RNA or rRNA. It is part of the ribosomes, along with other proteins. This type of RNA is the most abundant.
Messenger RNA or mRNA. It carries the information from the DNA from the nucleus to the ribosomes, in the cytoplasm, so that proteins can be synthesized.
Transfer RNA o tRNA. The tRNA binds to amino acids and carries them to ribosomes for proteins to be synthesized.

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Earth, a changing planet 5.3. Geological time: historical ideas about the age of the Earth 5.4. Dating methods 5.4.1. Relative dating 5.4.1.1. Geological history exercises - relative dating 5.4.2. Absolute dating 5.5. Fossils 5.5.1. Fossils in Aragon 5.6. Geological history of the Earth 5.6.1. Precambrian 5.6.2. Phanerozoic 5.6.2.1. Paleozoic 5.6.2.2. Mesozoic 5.6.2.3. Cenozoic 5.7. Bibliography 6. Structure and dynamics of the Earth 6.1. Earth study methods 6.1.1. Seismic discontinuities 6.2. Structure and composition of the Earth 6.2.1. Geochemical model 6.2.2. Dynamic model 6.3. Bibliography 7. Plate tectonics 7.1. From continental drift to plate tectonics 7.1.1. Wegener continental drift 7.2. Plate Tectonics and its manifestations 7.2.1. Lithospheric plates 7.2.2. Oceanic ridges 7.2.2.1. Expansion of the ocean floor 7.2.3. Ocean trenches 7.2.4. Transforming faults 7.2.5. Formation of mountain ranges 7.3. The Wilson cycle 7.4. Rock deformation 7.4.1. Folds 7.4.2. Faults 7.4.3. 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This type of RNA is the most abundant. Messenger RNA or mRNA. It carries the information from the DNA from the nucleus to the ribosomes, in the cytoplasm, so that proteins can be synthesized. Transfer RNA o tRNA. The tRNA binds to amino acids and carries them to ribosomes for proteins to be synthesized. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License 4.0 « Previous \| Next » You can ask, comment, contribute, get in touch with other users in the forum of this course. This course is translated from https://biologia-geologia.com/BG4/
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