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What is the function of mRNA?

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Messenger RNA (mRNA) carries the genetic information copied from DNA in the form of a series of three-base code “words,” each of which specifies a particular amino acid. Transfer RNA (tRNA) is the key to deciphering the code words in mRNA

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Answer: It acts as the intermediate between the genetic information of DNA and amino acid sequence of protein.

Step-by-step explanation:

The mRNA contains the codons that are complementary to the sequence of the nucleotide on the template strand of the DNA.

Then with the help of the ribosomes and tRNA it directs the formation of amino acids.

It carries the genetic information hence, called as messenger RNA. The molecule of the mRNA is made of single strands of the adenine, cytosine, guanine and uracil kept together by sugar phosphate backbone.

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