Molecular Basis of Inheritance Question 147
147. The RNA that picks up specific amino acids from the amino acid pool in the cytoplasm to ribosome during protein synthesis is called
(a) mRNA
(b) tRNA [1997]
(c) rRNA
(d) carrier RNA
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Answer : b
Hints & Solution
(b) mRNA or messenger RNA brings coded information from DNA to form polypeptides. rRNA or ribosomal RNA occurs inside ribosomes and is involved in protein synthesis.
