A Conversation for Mitochondria - Power Plants of the Cell

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Post 1

Torakka

The TLA 'DNA' stands for
deoxyribonucleic acid, without the S ... I think ...


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Post 2

Jeremy (trying to find his way back to dinner)

While subbing this Entry I checked the Net for the spelling: both versions seem to be in use quite regularily.

Jeremy


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Post 3

Ste

I think Deoxyribose-NA is British and Deoxyribo-NA is the American version. Both are acceptable.


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Orcus

Yes but the article has "Desoxy..." in it, which I've never seen.

Also, whilst in Peer Review I did point out that there are *three* forms of RNA - messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA) and ribosomal RNA (rRNA). I thought this was quite an important point.
But hey ho.


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Post 5

Ste

'Desoxy..', i didnt notice that, now that *is* a mistake smiley - smiley

The three RNAs are of extreme relevance, should have been included...


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Post 6

Orcus

Thankyou smiley - smiley


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Post 7

Ashley



Fixed smiley - smiley


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Post 8

Orcus

Excellent.


Nice one Ashley smiley - biggrin


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Post 9

Ste

One glaring omission now, is that mRNA and tRNA is explained away well enough, while what rRNA does isn't explained at all, can't win can you? smiley - smiley


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Post 10

Ashley



I thought I would at least add it. I can only win in this situation if someone explains what it is because that whooshing noise you hear is this subject going right over my head smiley - smileysmiley - star

smiley - biggrin


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Post 11

Orcus

Hmmm rRNA...

Well ribosomes synthesise proteins using both mRNA and tRNA and ribosomes are made from both protein and rRNA - some rRNA are the only known biological molecules other than proteins to be able to catalyse chemical reactions and are consequently known as ribozymes (ca. enzymes - proteins that catalyse chemical reactions).

Probably another big whooshing noise going overhead though I suspect. smiley - winkeye


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Post 12

scaryfish

Hm... Yeah, seeing as we've mentioned it we probably should explain it.

I suggest an addition to that paragraph something along the lines of:

rRNA, along with some proteins, is what makes up ribosomes. Ribosomes are the things which actually build the protein using the mRNA as a blueprint.

Cheers.

=)
smiley - fish


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Post 13

Orcus

That's smiley - cool

smiley - ok


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