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What are the two types of nitrogen bases found in RNA?
What are the two types of nitrogen bases found in RNA?
Purine bases: Adenine (A) and Guanine (G); Pyrimidine bases: Cytosine (C) and Uracil (U)
Name the three types of RNA and briefly describe their functions.
Name the three types of RNA and briefly describe their functions.
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA): Helps in formation of ribosome; Transfer RNA (tRNA): Transfers amino acid monomers to ribosome; Messenger RNA (mRNA): Transfers genetic information from DNA
What are the three components of a nucleotide in an RNA molecule?
What are the three components of a nucleotide in an RNA molecule?
Ribose sugar, Nitrogen bases, Phosphate group
What is the major difference between DNA and RNA regarding their sugar components?
What is the major difference between DNA and RNA regarding their sugar components?
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Which nitrogen base is unique to RNA and not found in DNA?
Which nitrogen base is unique to RNA and not found in DNA?
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Differentiate between the structure of DNA and RNA in terms of strandedness.
Differentiate between the structure of DNA and RNA in terms of strandedness.
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