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The primary structural and catalytic RNA component of the ribosome, responsible for peptide bond formation during translation.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONCatalyzes peptide bond formation (peptidyl transferase activity) between adjacent amino acids.

LOCATION IN CELLNucleolus, Ribosome Large & Small Subunits

ESTIMATED STUDY TIME⏱️ 12 Mins

SEQUENCE & CODON TRANSLATOR

Central Dogma Sequence Inspector

5' → 3' DNA TEMPLATE STRAND:

5' → 3' DNA TEMPLATE

ATGGTGCACTCTACTCCTGAGGAGAAG

5' → 3' mRNA TRANSCRIPT

UACCACGUGAGAUGAGGACUCCUCUUC

TRANSLATED POLYPEPTIDE CHAIN

UACTyrTyrosine

CACHisHistidine

GUGValValine

AGAArgArginine

UGASTOPStop Codon

STRUCTURAL ANATOMY

Key Molecular Components

Peptidyl Transferase Center

Catalytic RNA site joining amino acids into polypeptide chains.

Decoding Center

Small subunit site verifying tRNA anticodon and mRNA codon match.

INTERACTIVE MOLECULAR LAB & SANDBOX

DNA Base Pairing Sandbox

Given the 5' → 3' template DNA strand below, build the complementary 3' → 5' strand by selecting matching nucleotides (A-T, G-C).

Template Strand:

ATGCGATCGATC

Your Strand:

Select Nucleotide to Add:

MOLECULAR ASSESSMENT & CERTIFICATION

Ribosomal RNA Evaluation Suite

REWARD+180 XP

Q1: What is the primary biological function of Ribosomal RNA?

Q2: Which cell location contains rRNA?

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