Campbell Biology
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ISBN: 9780135188743
Author: Urry
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Chapter 21.2, Problem 3CC
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To analyze: Roles of RNAs apart from acting as protein-coding genes.

Introduction: RNA (ribonucleic acid) is a single-stranded nucleic acid, structurally similar to DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). They have ribose sugar in their backbone and consist of uracil in place of thymine base in their sequence. The DNA gets transcribed into RNA which further gets translated into protein.

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