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BeaudsRNA is a double stranded RNA, i.e the RNA which is having two strands. This phenomenon is seen in viruses only. The double-stranded (ds)RNA viruses represent a diverse group of viruses that vary widely in host range (humans, animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria), genome segment number (one to twelve), and virion organization (T-number, capsid layers, or turrets). Members of this group include the rotaviruses, renowned globally as the most common cause of gastroenteritis in young children, and bluetongue virus,[6][7] an economically important pathogen of cattle and sheep. In recent years, remarkable progress has been made in determining, at atomic and sub nano meteric levels, the structures of a number of key viral proteins and of the virion capsid of several dsRNA viruses, highlighting the significant parallels in the structure and replicative processes of many of these viruses.
dsRNA viruses:
§ Family Birnaviridae
§ Family Chrysoviridae
§ Family Cystoviridae
§ Family Hypoviridae
§ Family Partitiviridae
§ Family Reoviridae - includes Rotavirus
§ Family Totiviridae
§ Endornavirus
DNA and RNA are strands of nucleotides. DNA is a double-stranded nucleotide, and RNA is a single-stranded nucleotide.
Both DNA and RNA are known as nucleic acids. DNA in most cases has control on the genetic information of the cell where as RNA is produced by DNA strands to perform specific functions.
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Explain how DNA replication takes place?
An enzyme unzips a DNA stand and a separate strand without base pairs come sup and matches it with the proper ones (A-U)( C-G) making RNA which goes to a ribosome outside the nucleus, makes a protein, makes a new strand of DNA and the other strand re zips with the new DNA strand.
What is the importance of the base pairing in DNA?
A mismatched base would mean a mutation of the genetic code for the RNA strand. The wrong amino acid would be produced and then the wrong protein. This would result in a defect or maybe a disease or death depending on how many other normal cells are present.
What is the role of formaldehyde and formamide in RNA gel electrophoresis?
Denatures the RNA
What is the difference between an amino acid and RNA?
RNA is a polymer of ribonucleic acids. Amino acids are the monomers of proteins.
During transcription the genetic information is rewritten as a molecule of?
During transcription, the genetic information is rewritten as a molecule of
