The ribosome has a small and a large subunit and is a complex molecule composed of several ribosomal RNA molecules and a number of proteins. Translation of an mRNA molecule by the ribosome occurs ...

Comparison of a single-stranded RNA and a double-stranded DNA with their corresponding nucleobases (Image: Wikimedia Commons ... where it is incorporated into the growing polypeptide chain. Ribosomal ...

messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA), and ribosomal RNA (rRNA). Although some RNA molecules are passive copies of DNA, many play crucial, active roles in the cell. For example, some RNA ...

TComparison of a single-stranded RNA and a double-stranded DNA with their corresponding nucleobases (Image: Wikimedia Commons ... Transfer RNA (tRNA) and ribosomal RNA (rRNA) are involved in the ...