MRNA Surveillance Mechanisms Are Necessary_______

question 24

Multiple Choice

mRNA surveillance mechanisms are necessary_______ .

• A)to recruit general transcription factors to the promoter
• B)in determining which alternative splice site should be used
• C)to eliminate mRNAs with a premature stop codon
• D)for polyadenylation at the 3' end of mRNA
• E)to measure the concentration of mRNAs in the cytoplasm

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