Chromosomal RNA: Its Properties
David S. Holmes 1,
John E. Mayfield 1,
Gernot Sander 1, and
James Bonner 1
1 Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91109
We describe the properties of a special class of RNA associated with chromatin. We discuss why this RNA should be considered a distinct class of RNA and not an artifactual degradation product of either transfer or ribosomal RNA.