Ribonucleic acid (RNA) occurs in different forms within organisms and serves many different roles. Listed here are the types of RNA, grouped by role. Abbreviations for the different types of RNA are listed and explained.

By role

RNA abbreviations

See also

• List of cis-regulatory RNA elements

• RNA: Types of RNA

• Non-coding RNA

References

External links

• Rfam database a collection of RNA families

• European ribosomal RNA database