 Messenger RNA (mRNA) - the one

that carries the code

 Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) - the most
abundant type of RNA
 Transfer RNA (tRNA) - the second
most abundant type of RNA.
 RNA Processing
• After DNA is first transcribed to RNA it
is called heterogenous nuclear RNA
(hnRNA)
• hnRNA is modified in the nucleus to
become mature mRNA.
• There is capping, polyadenylation
or tailing and splicing out of
introns.
Stages of RNA processing:
1. Splicing
2. Capping
3. Tailing
Splicing
Capping and Tailing

• Guanine cap is added to the 5’

end of the RNA.
• The cap is important
because it allows the
ribosome to initiate
translation by binding to
this cap.
• Tailing is the addition of a poly
(A) tail to 3’end of the RNA