What Mechanism Do the Paramyxoviruses Use to Produce 5 Different

question 11

Multiple Choice

What mechanism do the paramyxoviruses use to produce 5 different proteins from a single gene on their genome?

• A) Use of alternative start codons.
• B) Read-through of a stop codon.
• C) Ribosomal frameshifting
• D) RNA editing
• E) Both RNA editing and alternative start codons are used.

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