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Note on terminology: Several pieces of RNA are important for proper ribosome function. This RNA is not translated to protein, the ribosomal RNA is the active component. Thus we can refer to the “rRNA gene” or “rDNA” to designate the DNA in the genome that producees the ribosomal RNA.
Learning Goals:
1. Understand why the DNA of the 16S ribosomal RNA is often used for analysis. 2. Use sequence information from 16S rDNA to get information on phylogeny.