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The 56 pages that link to RNA, each with the reason it gives.

• DNACompared with: RNA shares DNA’s nucleotide architecture but differs in sugar, one base, and typical function.

• Gene expressionNarrower topic: RNA is both a direct expression product and an intermediary in protein production.

• Molecular biologyBroader topic: Different RNA molecules carry, interpret, and regulate genetic information.

• Messenger RNANarrower topic: Messenger RNA is one functional class of RNA.

• TranscriptionNarrower topic: It is the product whose sequence is built from the DNA template.

• Nucleic acidBroader topic: RNA carries out diverse information-transfer, regulatory, and catalytic roles.

• AdenosineRelated: Adenosine’s nucleotide form is one of RNA’s four standard building blocks.

• Transfer RNANarrower topic: Transfer RNA is one specialized RNA molecule, with structure suited to translation.

• RiboseRelated: Ribose forms the sugar-phosphate backbone of RNA.

• PhosphateRelated: Its sugar–phosphate backbone connects the nucleotides in each RNA strand.

• Fluorescence in situ hybridizationRelated: RNA-targeted FISH can reveal transcript location and abundance inside cells.

• Reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionNarrower topic: It is the starting material whose sequence the assay aims to detect.

• Central dogma of molecular biologyBroader topic: RNA serves both as an information-bearing intermediate and, in some organisms, a genome.

• Phosphodiester bondNarrower topic: Its nucleotide chain is held together by phosphodiester bonds.

• RNA polymeraseNarrower topic: RNA polymerase produces RNA chains as its direct products.

• RNA world hypothesisNarrower topic: Its chemical versatility makes the proposed combination of heredity and catalysis conceivable.

• Molecular evolutionRelated: RNA genomes and transcripts also accumulate evolutionary sequence changes.

• Sequence alignmentRelated: RNA alignments compare transcripts and conserved functional regions.

• Ultraviolet germicidal irradiationRelated: UV can damage RNA genomes as well as DNA.

• Watson–Crick base pairingRelated: RNA uses uracil in place of thymine while retaining adenine–uracil pairing.

• RNA editingNarrower topic: Editing changes the nucleotide sequence of RNA molecules.

• RNA-dependent RNA polymeraseNarrower topic: It supplies both the template and the product in this enzyme's reaction.

• DeoxyriboseCompared with: RNA uses ribose where DNA uses deoxyribose.

• Molecular geneticsBroader topic: RNA carries, interprets, and regulates genetic information in many pathways.

• PyrimidineRelated: RNA contains cytosine and uracil among its four standard bases.

• MicroRNANarrower topic: MicroRNA is one specialized regulatory form of RNA.

• Molecular diagnosticsBroader topic: RNA targets require assays designed to preserve or convert RNA for detection.

• Adenosine monophosphateNarrower topic: RNA strands contain adenine nucleotides in AMP form.

• Agarose gel electrophoresisRelated: RNA can also be separated in agarose gels, often under denaturing conditions.

• GuanosineNarrower topic: Guanosine residues occur throughout RNA as part of its nucleotide sequence.

• ThymineCompared with: RNA generally contains uracil rather than thymine.

• Antisense oligonucleotideNarrower topic: It is the molecular target whose sequence and structure guide antisense design.

• CytosineRelated: RNA also contains cytosine among its standard bases.

• Life (biology)Related: RNA links stored genetic information to protein production and may catalyze reactions.

• Non-coding RNANarrower topic: Non-coding RNA belongs to the broader family of RNA molecules.

• TranscriptomicsNarrower topic: Transcriptomics measures RNA molecules rather than inferring expression from DNA alone.

• G-quadruplexNarrower topic: Guanine-rich RNA sequences can also fold into G-quadruplex structures.

• UracilRelated: Uracil is a characteristic base in RNA.

• Guanosine monophosphateNarrower topic: GMP is incorporated into RNA wherever guanine appears in its sequence.

• Har Gobind KhoranaNarrower topic: RNA provided the templates through which Khorana tested the genetic code.

• George BeadleRelated: RNA-mediated gene products, including functional RNAs, extend beyond the enzyme-centered version of Beadle’s hypothesis.

• Carbon-based lifeBroader topic: RNA illustrates how carbon-based molecules can carry information and help execute its instructions.

• CytidineRelated: Cytidine residues pair with guanosine residues in RNA and contribute to RNA structure.

• Double helixCompared with: RNA shares DNA’s nucleotide-based chemistry but usually does not form a stable two-strand helix.

• HomochiralityRelated: Its ribose sugars have the D configuration, paralleling DNA's handedness.

• UridineRelated: Uridine residues appear in RNA as uracil linked to ribose.

• Ethidium bromideRelated: Ethidium bromide can also stain RNA, though DNA is its familiar gel-staining target.

• InosineRelated: Inosine occurs as a modified nucleoside within RNA molecules.

• Nucleic acid sequenceNarrower topic: RNA sequences use uracil in place of thymine and can form functional structures.

• Severo OchoaNarrower topic: RNA was the product whose enzymatic synthesis Ochoa’s laboratory investigated.