ribose
Adenine Uracil
Adenine
Single
mRNA – single stranded chain; takes message from DNA to ribosomes rRNA – globular with proteins; makes up ribosomes tRNA – hairpin or cloverleaf; transfers aa to ribosomes
mRNA
rRNA
rRNA and proteins
Copying genetic info from DNA into RNA
Initiation Elongation Termination
Ribosomes
Primary transcription enzyme Adds complimentary RNA bases to DNA template to build RNA transcripts
Promoter Coding sequence Termination signal
Promoter – initiation Coding region – elongation Termination signal – termination
Marks the beginning of a gene Where RNA pol binds to start tscn
The promoter
It opens Transcription bubble or puff
no
RNA pol adds RNA nt to build transcripts
template
5’ to 3’
3’ to 5’
Coding strand
Marks the end of the DNA that’s being transcribed
transcripts
All 3 kinds!
Pre-mRNA
Processing! ◦ Capping ◦ Splicing
splicing
Introns Introns intervene or interfere
Exons Exons are expressed
Into the cytoplasm to the ribosomes for translation