BIO 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Ribosomal Rna, Precursor Mrna, Start Codon

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Dna contains the (cid:862)(cid:373)ole(cid:272)ular (cid:271)luepri(cid:374)t(cid:863) of every cell. Proteins are the (cid:862)(cid:373)ole(cid:272)ular (cid:449)orkers(cid:863) of the cell. Proteins control cell shape, function, reproduction, and synthesis of molecules (enzymes) Therefore, there must be a flow of information from dna to protein. Dna provides instructions for protein synthesis via rna intermediaries. Dna information must be carried by an intermediary, ribonucleic acid (rna), from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. Rna differs structurally from dna in three ways: rna has the sugar ribose rather than deoxyribose in its backbone, rna is usually single-stranded, rna contains the nitrogenous base uracil (u) instead of thymine (t) Dna codes for three types of rna involved in protein synthesis. Messenger rna (mrna) carries dna gene information to the ribosome. Transfer rna (trna) brings amino acids to the ribosome. Ribosomal rna (rrna) is part of the structure of ribosomes. Rna occurs in many other roles besides protein synthesis.

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