Download NOTES: RNA STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, and SYNTHESIS RNA

Name ________________________________
NOTES: RNA STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, and SYNTHESIS
Period _____ Date ____________ Seat _____
RNA:
TYPES OF RNA AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
mRNA:
RNA Nucleotide structure:
rRNA:
Nitrogenous bases (four types in RNA)
tRNA:
1
Name ________________________________
NOTES: RNA STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, and SYNTHESIS
Period _____ Date ____________ Seat _____
Transcription:
RNA Polymerase:
Promoters:
Fun Fact: In humans, RNA polymerase
can synthesize RNA at a rate of up to 72
nucleotides per second.
Fun Fact: In humans, genes
represent ~5% of the total DNA
and exons represent 2%.
RNA Editing:
Introns:
Exons:
2