Chapter 26, Problem 26.23P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The structure of a section of RNA having four residues, A, U, C, G from the $5\text{'}-$ end, is to be drawn. The labeling of $3\text{'}$ and $5\text{'}$ ends in the RNA structure is to be shown.

Concept introduction:

RNA stands for ribonucleic acid. The four complementary bases of RNA are adenine (A), uracil (U), guanine (G) and cytosine (C). Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is responsible for the synthesis of the molecules that carry out essential cellular functions. There are five types of RNA molecules: heterogeneous nuclear RNA (hnRNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), small nuclear RNA (snRNA), ribosomal RNA (rRNA), and transfer RNA (tRNA).