RRNA

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Ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) is the polynucleotide that ribosomes (ribosomes consist of approximately 60% rRNA and 40% protein), used for translation, are made of. It is the most abundant type of RNA in a cell.

In the cell rRNA decodes mRNA and translates it into amino acids. The rRNA interacts with TRNA(transfer RNA) which brings with it amino acids which correspond to the 3 base code on the mRNA sequence.