What are the differences between RNA and mRNA?
Posted August 3, 2023
Answer
RNA:
- RNA is a nucleic acid. It is composed of ribose and uracil and contains coding regions (exons) as well as noncoding regions (introns).
- There are three types of RNA – tRNA, mRNA, and rRNA.
- RNA mediates cellular processes such as cell signaling and protein expression.
- It is also responsible for transporting amino acids to ribosomes.
mRNA:
- mRNA is a type of RNA
- mRNA contains only protein-coding regions (exons). It encodes for a specific amino acid sequence of a protein.
- mRNA sequences are longer than the other two types of RNAs.
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