Sort Each Description by the Type of RNA it Describes (tRNA, mRNA, rRNA).

Sort Each Description by the Type of RNA it Describes (tRNA, mRNA, rRNA).

a) contains an anticodon

b) specifies the amino acid sequence for a protein

c) contains exons

d) has amino acids covalently attached

e) is a component of ribosomes

f) is the most abundant form of RNA

tRNA: contains an anticodon, has amino acids covalently attached to it mRNA: contains exons, specifies the amino acid sequence for a protein rRNA: is a component of ribosomes, is the most abundant form of RNA

RNA

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is often found in nature as a single-strand folded onto itself as a chain of nucleotides that is essential in a variety of biological pathways in coding, decoding, regulation and expression of genes. There are three major types of RNA: mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA.

1. mRNA (messenger RNA): carries genetic code information from DNA transcription and encodes the amino acid sequence of protein.

2. tRNA (transfer RNA): transfers amino acids to ribosomes for protein synthesis during translation.

3. rRNA (ribosomal RNA): combine with proteins and enzymes in the cytoplasm to form ribosomes, the organelles that translate the mRNA for protein synthesis.

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