Question

Short / Long answer type questions.
Describe the structure, types and functions of ribonucleic acids.

Answer 1

Ribonucleic acids:

Structure-

Each nucleotide in RNA contains a ribose sugar, with carbons, numbered 1' through 5'. A base is attached to the 1' position, in general, adenine, cytosine, guanine, or uracil. Adenine and guanine are purines, cytosine and uracil are pyrimidines.

Types:

RNA is of three types- t-RNA, r-RNA, m-RNA.

Function:

The universal function of RNA is protein synthesis in which RNA molecules direct the assembly of protein on ribosomes.