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Different classes of RNA molecules
| Description | Full name/ Prokaryotes or Eukaryotes/Locations/Functions |
| Category | Biology |
| Question | Answer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| rRNA | Ribosomal RNA (Bact. and Euk.) Cytoplasm / Structural and functional components of the ribosome | ||
| mRNA | Messenger RNA (Bact. and Euk.) Nucleus and cytoplasm / Carries genetic code for proteins | ||
| tRNA | Transfer RNA (Bact. and Euk.) Cytoplasm / Helps incorporate amino acids into polypeptide chain | ||
| snRNA | Small nuclear RNA (Euk.) Nucleus / Processing of pre-mRNA | ||
| snoRNA | Small nucleolar RNA (Euk.) Nucleus / Processing and assembly of rRNA into mature ribosomes | ||
| scRNA | Small cytoplasmatic RNA (Euk.) Cytoplasm / Variable | ||
| miRNA | Micro RNA (Euk.) Cytoplasm / Inhibits translation of mRNA | ||
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA (Euk.) Cytoplasm / Triggers degradation of other RNA molecules | ||