RNA
RNA
Ribonucleic acid is a ubiquitous family of large biological molecules that perform multiple vital roles in the coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes. Together with DNA, RNA comprises the nucleic acids, which, along with proteins, constitute the three major macromolecules essential for all known forms of life. Like DNA, RNA is assembled as a chain of nucleotides, but is usually single-stranded. Cellular organisms use messenger RNA to convey genetic information that directs synthesis of specific proteins, while many viruses encode their genetic information using an RNA genome.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: RNA
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