One form of this molecule consists of an acceptor stem and four stem-loops.
Walter Gilbert hypothesized that this molecule was the first major step to the evolution of life. One form of this molecule consists of an acceptor stem and four stem-loops. Unlike a similar, stabler molecule, it has a 2' hydroxyl group. Sense and anti-sense versions of this molecule hybridize to this molecule in a process called interference. It is in the "middle" of the central dogma. When this molecule can catalyze its own splicing, it's called a ribozyme. Reverse transcriptase works on this molecule. One form of it is synthesized by the nucleolus. It contains uracil, not thymine. For 10 points, name this genetic material which is usually single-stranded, unlike DNA.
Walter Gilbert hypothesized that this molecule was the first major step to the evolution of life.
RNA [or ribonucleic acid; or mRNA; or messenger RNA; or tRNA or transfer RNA; or rRNA ;or ribosomal RNA; or siRNA; or small intefering RNA; or various other types of RNA]