Messenger RNAs Containing Premature Stop Codons Are Destroyed by the Mechanism

question 18

Multiple Choice

Messenger RNAs containing premature stop codons are destroyed by the mechanism of

• A)nonstop decay.
• B)directed RNase activity.
• C)nonsense-mediated decay.
• D)error-mediated repair.
• E)None of these mechanisms.

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