Multiple Choice
In what way is RNA similar to DNA?
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15. Gene Expression
Introduction to Types of RNA
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Which type of RNA functions to carry copies of the instructions needed to assemble amino acids?
A
Transfer RNA (tRNA)
B
Small nuclear RNA (snRNA)
C
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
D
Messenger RNA (mRNA)
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Understand the role of each type of RNA: Transfer RNA (tRNA) is involved in bringing amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis.
Recognize that Small nuclear RNA (snRNA) is primarily involved in the splicing of pre-mRNA, not in carrying genetic instructions.
Identify that Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is a structural component of ribosomes, which are the sites of protein synthesis, but it does not carry genetic instructions.
Learn that Messenger RNA (mRNA) is responsible for carrying the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it serves as a template for protein synthesis.
Conclude that the type of RNA that carries copies of the instructions needed to assemble amino acids is Messenger RNA (mRNA).
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