What Is RNA Made Of?
Nucleic acids deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) are the genetic material of cells. For eukaryotic cells (like you, me and everything except bacteria) DNA is the genetic blueprint that exists in the cells nucleus and has all the instructions for the structure and function of an organism. RNA is the nucleic acid that carries out the genetic instructions and ultimately translates the genetic blueprint into protein molecules. Nucleic acids, whether DNA or RNA, are polymers (big molecules) made of smaller monomer subunits called nucleotides.
