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Ribosomal rnas

ribosomal RNA --> RNA

(Science: molecular biology) A nucleic acid found in all living cells. Plays a role in transferring information from dNA to the protein-forming system of the cell.


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DNA and RNA

... the one that transcribes mRNA. RNA polymerase I transcribes most of the ribosomal RNA. RNA polymerase III transcribes one type of ribosomal RNA (the 5S gene), tRNAs, and most other coding RNAs that I listed above (with the small exception of small ...

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by MrMistery
Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:15 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: DNA and RNA
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Denaturing agarose gel electrophoresis

... the gene sequence of the DNA is transcribed into specific messages or mRNAs that find their way to the ribosomes where the messages are translated ... When Crick first stated the dogma, tRNAs had not been discovered and ribosomal RNAs are not themselves translatable into protein; rather, they ...

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by blcr11
Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:04 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Denaturing agarose gel electrophoresis
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