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Chapter 12, Problem 5TY
If a eukaryotic mRNA failed to have a cap attached to its 5′ end, what would the negative consequence(s) be?
- a. The mRNA would not properly exit the nucleus.
- b. The mRNA would not properly bind to a ribosome.
- c. The mRNA would not receive a poly A tail.
- d. The mRNA would not use the correct start codon.
- e. both a and b
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A single template strand of a DNA molecule is represented by
3’atgtaccatgcgcaaatttaaaggccc5’.
a) Imagine that AAG is an INTRON in the original DNA template strand above. Write the mature mRNA strand after the three modifications?
b) Write the amino acid sequence of your mature mRNA.
c) List the molecules involved in translation and briefly describe their function.
In a polyribosome, the polypeptides associated with which ribosomes will be the longest?
a. Those at the 5′ end of mRNA
b. Those at the 3′ end of mRNA
c. Those in the middle of mRNA
d. All polypeptides will be the same length.
If a eukaryotic mRNA has failed to have a cap attached to its 5' end, what would the negative consequence(s) be?
I chose b and got this questions wrong, why is this wrong?
a.
The mRNA would not properly exit the nucleus.
b.
The mRNA would not properly bind to a ribosome.
c.
The mRNA would not receive a poly A tail.
d.
The mRNA would not use the correct start codon.
e.
Both a and b are correct.
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