Read the given table stating some features of molecules X and Y. X Y I . Accounts for about 5% of total RNA in cell. Accounts for about 80% of RNA in cell I I . It is linear but never coiled It is lin

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Read the given table stating some features of molecules X and Y.

	$X$	$Y$
$I .$	Accounts for about 5% of total RNA in cell.	Accounts for about 80% of RNA in cell
$I I .$	It is linear but never coiled	It is linear and highly coiled
$I I I .$	It is short lived and degrades easily	It is most stable and does not degrade easily

Here, the X and Y can be identified as

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mRNA is the messenger RNA that contains the codes for proteins. It is linear and comprises 5% of the total RNA. mRNA is translated into polypeptide and after translation, it is degraded.

rRNA is the ribosomal RNA which accounts for about 80% of the total cellular RNA and is found in the ribosome. It is coiled and very stable.

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