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Read this article to learn about the process of translation of RNA to proteins. Translation: The genetic information stored in DNA is passed on to RNA (through transcription), and ultimately expressed in the language of proteins. The biosynthesis of a protein or a polypeptide in a living cell is referred to as translation. The term translation is used to represent [...]

Chemical Nature: RNA is a single stranded mixed polymer of four types of ribotides linked together by 3', 5 - phosphodiester bonds. They are adenylate (AMP), guanylate (GMP), cytidylate (CMP) and uridylate (UMP). RNA is predominantly single stranded nucleic acid. However, it may fold back on itself to form an antiparallel duplex structure called a hairpin which consists of a [...]