Not too long ago, most people considered RNA to be just a disposable copy of the really important nucleic acid, DNA. It is the double helix of DNA, after all, that shows up on magazine covers and television; DNA is the material of our genes and chromosomes, the stuff that determines our genetic inheritance. RNA – ribonucleic acid – is a copy of the DNA instructions that serves as a messenger to direct protein synthesis, which is then destroyed after it has fulfilled its function.
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| Date Of Record Release | 2009-09-03 16:41:40 |
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| Description | Not too long ago, most people considered RNA to be just a disposable copy of the really important nucleic acid, DNA. It is the double helix of DNA, after all, that shows up on magazine covers and television; DNA is the material of our genes and chromosomes, the stuff that determines our genetic inheritance. RNA – ribonucleic acid – is a copy of the DNA instructions that serves as a messenger to direct protein synthesis, which is then destroyed after it has fulfilled its function. |
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| Source | Nobel Foundation |
| Keyword | RNA, Research, Genetics |
| Date Of Record Creation | 2009-09-03 16:36:45 |
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| Date Last Modified | 2011-04-11 15:55:37 |
| Creator | Thomas R. Cech |
| Language | English |
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