Answer to Question #316856 in Bioinformatics for Ban

Question

describe the three parts of RNA

Answer 1

In terms of structure, RNA is a linear polymer of four different nucleotides. Each nucleotide is composed of three parts: a five-carbon sugar known as ribose; a phosphate group; and one of four bases attached to each ribose. The four bases are adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and uracil (U).