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By Dr Tushar Chauhan October 05, 2022
mRNA is messenger RNA, transcribed from the DNA and forms a protein.
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tRNA is transfer RNA, that synthesizes an amino acid chain by transferring the amino acid specific to the mRNA.
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rRNA is a ribosomal RNA, that preliminarily helps in protein synthesis and is located in a ribosome.
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microRNA is non-coding and single-stranded RNA that down-regulates gene expression.
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siRNA is small interfering RNA that protects from exogenous pathogens by binding and destroying foreign mRNA.
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ncRNA is non-coding RNA which are single or double-stranded, short RNA molecules. It can’t encode any protein.
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piRNA is piwi-interacting RNA which largely involved in the regulation of gene expression.
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snoRNA is small nucleolar RNA that works for rRNA and post-transcriptional processing.
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snRNA is a small nuclear RNA having a pivotal role in pre-mRNA splicing.
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gRNA is guided RNA found in CRISPR CAS system in bacteria. It guides the Cas9.
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