Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) is a DNA sequence that codes for ribosomal RNA. Ribosomes are assemblies of proteins and rRNA molecules that translate mRNA molecules to produce proteins. As shown in the figure, rDNA of eukaryotes consists of a tandem repeat of a unit segment, an operon, composed of NTS, ETS, 18S, ITS1, 5.8S, ITS2, and 28S tracts. rDNA has an...
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Genes that code for the various forms of ribosomal RNA and the segments of DNA separating the individual ribosomal RNA genes, referred to as ribosomal spacer DNA.
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(rDNA) Type: Term Definitions: 1. species of DNA present in ribosomes, where it participates in protein synthesis, rather than in the nucleus.
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