RNA RNA (ribonucleic acid) is an information encoded strand of nucleotides , similar to DNA , but with a slightly different chemical structure. There are three main forms of RNA, each a slightly different function. mRNA

of a complementary strand of RNA through a process known as transcription. Next three nucleotide segments of RNA, called tRNA (transfer RNA), which are attached to specific amino acids, match up with the template strand of mRNA to order the amino

the synthesis of DNA from an RNA template. It has found great application in molecular biology labs, because it allows specific genes to be easily isolated, using mRNA , then inserted into a specific DNA genome , by reverse transcribing the RNA.

A retrovirus is an RNA virus (like HIV) that produces reverse transcriptase by means of which DNA is produced using their RNA as a template and incorporated into the genome of infected cells. Related Topics:

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