INTRODUCTION

Recall Objectives: Each first year medical student is expected to be able to:

  1. List the basic concepts about RNA biosynthesis
  2. Define the relationship between the coding DNA sequence, the transcribed mRNA sequence and the translated protein sequence
  3. Know the essential properties of RNA polymerases

Reference: Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations, Devlin, 7th ediction, Chapters 5 and 8