diff --git a/exercises/practice/rna-transcription/.docs/instructions.md b/exercises/practice/rna-transcription/.docs/instructions.md index 9e86efe..36da381 100644 --- a/exercises/practice/rna-transcription/.docs/instructions.md +++ b/exercises/practice/rna-transcription/.docs/instructions.md @@ -1,19 +1,20 @@ # Instructions -Given a DNA strand, return its RNA complement (per RNA transcription). +Your task is determine the RNA complement of a given DNA sequence. Both DNA and RNA strands are a sequence of nucleotides. -The four nucleotides found in DNA are adenine (**A**), cytosine (**C**), -guanine (**G**) and thymine (**T**). +The four nucleotides found in DNA are adenine (**A**), cytosine (**C**), guanine (**G**) and thymine (**T**). -The four nucleotides found in RNA are adenine (**A**), cytosine (**C**), -guanine (**G**) and uracil (**U**). +The four nucleotides found in RNA are adenine (**A**), cytosine (**C**), guanine (**G**) and uracil (**U**). -Given a DNA strand, its transcribed RNA strand is formed by replacing -each nucleotide with its complement: +Given a DNA strand, its transcribed RNA strand is formed by replacing each nucleotide with its complement: -* `G` -> `C` -* `C` -> `G` -* `T` -> `A` -* `A` -> `U` +- `G` -> `C` +- `C` -> `G` +- `T` -> `A` +- `A` -> `U` + +~~~~exercism/note +If you want to look at how the inputs and outputs are structured, take a look at the examples in the test suite. +~~~~ diff --git a/exercises/practice/rna-transcription/.docs/introduction.md b/exercises/practice/rna-transcription/.docs/introduction.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6b3f44b --- /dev/null +++ b/exercises/practice/rna-transcription/.docs/introduction.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Introduction + +You work for a bioengineering company that specializes in developing therapeutic solutions. + +Your team has just been given a new project to develop a targeted therapy for a rare type of cancer. + +~~~~exercism/note +It's all very complicated, but the basic idea is that sometimes people's bodies produce too much of a given protein. +That can cause all sorts of havoc. + +But if you can create a very specific molecule (called a micro-RNA), it can prevent the protein from being produced. + +This technique is called [RNA Interference][rnai]. + +[rnai]: https://admin.acceleratingscience.com/ask-a-scientist/what-is-rnai/ +~~~~