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Biology Question on the molecular basis of inheritance

Which of the following types of RNARNA act as adapter molecule

A

t RNA

B

rRNA

C

mRNA

D

pre-mRNA

Answer

t RNA

Explanation

Solution

Francis Crick first postulated the presence of an adapter molecule that would on one hand read the code and on other hand would bind to specific amino acids. The tRNAtRNA then called sRNAsRNA (soluble RNA), was known before the genetic code was postulated. However, its role as an adapter molecule was assigned much later. fRNAfRNA has an anticodon loop that has three bases complementary to the code and also has an amino acid accepter end to which it binds to amino acids.