Ribonucleic Acid RNA
Ribonucleic Acid RNA
- RNA is repeating structure of ribonucleotides joined by phosphodiester bonds.
- RNA is much more abundant than DNA
- Various types of RNA are existed in the cells
- They are involved in gene expression and regulation
- RNA may be the genetic material in some of the virus
- They unstable in alkali undergo hydrolysis
- Mostly single stranded
- Present in both cytoplasm and nucleus
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