Biology A-Level
functional RNA
What functional RNA means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of functional RNA
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RNA molecules that are never translated and whose job is done by the RNA itself, including ribosomal RNA and transfer RNAs.
Topics that use functional RNA
- DNA, genes and chromosomes (AQA A-Level)
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- alleles
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