RNA Ribonucleic Acid pp. 205
RNA A nucleic acid made up of nucleotides Single strand of DNA
RNA vs. DNA RNA and DNA both store genetic information, but are still different RNADNA RiboseDeoxyribose UracilThymine Single Stranded Double Stranded Short (can contain one gene) Long (can contain thousands of genes)
Types of RNA mRNA (Messenger RNA) Carries instructions to make a protein rRNA (Ribosomal RNA) Part of ribosome tRNA (Transfer RNA) Transfers amino acids to proteins
Vocabulary Uracil mRNA rRNA tRNA At your tables, discuss two differences between RNA and DNA.