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Answer the following question.
What is RNA? Enlist types of RNA.
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Solution
- RNA stands for Ribonucleic Acid. It is a long single-stranded polynucleotide chain that helps in protein synthesis, functions as a messenger and translates messages coded in DNA into protein.
- There are three types of RNA:
mRNA (messenger RNA), rRNA (ribosomal RNA) and tRNA (transfer RNA).
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