RNA
Last reviewed 01/2018
Ribonucleic acid is a single stranded nucleic acid molecule involved with the synthesis of proteins. Its' core structure is based around the pentose sugar ribose linking the purine bases - adenine and guanine - with the pyrimidines - uracil and cytosine.
There are several types of RNA involved in gene transcription and translation:
- messenger RNA
- ribosomal RNA
- transfer RNA