rRNA is part of the ribosomal complex, which also includes various proteins. tRNA interacts with codons and brings in the appropriate amino acid for translation, and mRNA contains the codons actually being "read" by the ribosome/tRNA in order to specify the appropriate amino acid sequence.
In addition, elongation factors are required for translation, and their activity requires the binding and hydrolysis of GTP.
For more info on translation, you can follow this link to the appropriate section of the textbook "Molecular Biology of the Cell" by Alberts et. al, available online through PubMed:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?highlight=factors,elongation&rid=mboc4.section.1052#1076
For a diagram of translation that includes the GTP binding/hydrolysis by elongation factors, follow this link to the same textbook:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?highlight=factors,elongation&rid=mboc4.figgrp.1077
2007-09-27 12:31:31
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rRNA (Ribosomal Ribonucleic Acid) tRNA (transfer Ribonucleic Acid) and mRNA (messenger Ribonucleic Acid).
mRNA is the template that is read by ribosomes. Ribosomes consist of ribosomal RNA and protein. part of the rRNA in the ribosome recognizes certain sewquences in the mRNA. tRNA is the species of nucleophosphate that carries the individual aminoacids and recognizes a specific triplet sequence (codon) on the template mRNA strand.
2007-09-27 18:43:20
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answered by also known as "aka" 3
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