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The ‘r’ in ‘rRNA’ stands for

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Ribosomal

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Resistant
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Ribose
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Replicating
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Solution

The correct option is A

Ribosomal


rRNA’ stands for ‘ribosomal RNA’, as it is a component of ribosomes in the cell, and are involved in different stages of protein synthesis. They are of different types. In prokaryotes, there are three types- 16S rRNA, 5S rRNA and 23S rRNA. In eukaryotes, four types of rRNA have been known- 18S rRNA, 5S rRNA, 5.8S rRNA and 28S rRNA.

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