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RNA Sequences

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Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology ((922,volume 14 / B))

Abstract

All RNA molecules have a primary structure which consists of a backbone of alternating ribose and phosphate residues with a purine (guanine or adenine) or pyrimidine (uracil or cytosine) base attached to each ribose (Fig. 1). Although these four bases (abbreviated as G, A, U and C respectively) predominate, some bases may be modified in the formation of the mature molecule. Also there is 2’-O-methylation of a few ribose residues. A comprehensive list of the structures of these modified residues and of the symbols used to denote them has been published (Dunn and Hall 1975).

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Abbreviations

tRNA Meti :

initiator tRNA

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Dyer, T.A. (1982). RNA Sequences. In: Parthier, B., Boulter, D. (eds) Nucleic Acids and Proteins in Plants II. Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, vol 14 / B. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68347-3_6

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