The very miracle of life on the earth is seen in DNA (Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid) and RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) molecules which contain all the important information needed for the formation of any particular living organism on the planet. DNA alone, though it cannot create life by itself, contains all the important details concerning the building of any particular organism it belongs to. However, all the abundance of information contained in DNA is useless without RNA as this molecule directly participates in the process of protein “construction” which is exercised in the ribosome. In the following paper, the mechanisms of cooperation between DNA and RNA along with the specific details about them will be examined. Generally, it appears that DNA and RNA are the most important point in the chain of life on the planet without which no living organism on the earth could exist.
First of all, speaking about DNA and RNA, it is important to discuss how they are built. DNA consists of adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine nucleotides, whereas RNA has uracil instead of thymine. DNA is also different form RNA as it is a chain consisting of two parallel rows of nucleotides whereas RNA chains consist of only one line of nucleotides. In addition, RNA molecules can be of different types. The first one of them is mRNA which is a messenger RNA, the second one is rRNA which is a ribosomal RNA, and the third one is tRNA which is a transfer RNA. All these three types of RNA are “kept: in the different part of the cell, and are responsible for the varied stages of the protein formation.
Further, the differences between DNA and RNA functions are to be addressed. DNA is used as a huge storage of information, but it does not participate in the direct process of “constructing” new cell-parts. It can be illustrated by the following example. When the builders construct any particular building they do not use the original drawings. Just the same DNA is copied and only its copy is used in the process of formation of new proteins. However, with regards to RNA, it should be mentioned that this molecule’s function is in participating in the process of cell-part “construction” in particular. RNA is used just like a “blueprint” from the “original drawing” of DNA in order to be a plan for the formation of new proteins.
Concluding on all the information related above, it should be stated that both DNA and RNA are the most important molecules which participate in the process of life formation on the planet. These important molecules are the essential parts of any living organisms. Both of these molecules respond for the process of keeping and using the information concerning the formation of the organism they belong to. However, with regards to RNA, it should be mentioned that this molecule’s function is in participating in the process of cell-part “construction” in particular whereas DNA is only used for the “storage” of the hereditary information. Speaking about the building of these important molecules, it should be stated that DNA consists of adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine, whereas RNA has uracil instead of thymine, and DNA is also different form RNA as it is a chain consisting of two parallel rows of nucleotides whereas RNA chains consists of only one line of nucleotides.