The predominant cells in blood are the red blood cells (RBC) which contains a protein called hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the principal determinant of the color of blood. Arterial blood and capillary blood are bright red, as oxygen imparts a strong red color to the heme group.
Concept 21 RNA is an intermediary between DNA and protein. DNA is found mostly in the cell nucleus, but another type of nucleic acid, RNA, is common in the cytoplasm. Watson and Crick proposed that RNA must copy the DNA message in the nucleus and carry it out to the cytoplasm, where proteins are synthesized. Crick also predicted the existence of an adaptor molecule that reads the genetic code and selects the appropriate amino acids to add to a growing polypeptide chain.
Messenger RNA (mRNA) is produced within the nucleus of a cell and migrates to the cytoplasm, where it attaches to ribosomes and guides the building of the amino acid sequences that will compose proteins. Ribosomes are sites for the meeting and binding of mRNA and transfer RNA (tRNA). They are the structures where amino acids transported by tRNA are united by peptide bonds to form polypeptide chains (proteins). Protein Synthesis - Image Diversity: messenger RNA.