One Consequence of the Lack of Introns in Bacterial Genes

question 13

Multiple Choice

One consequence of the lack of introns in bacterial genes is that

• A)exons are eliminated during transcription.
• B)a 5' cap and poly (A)tail can be added immediately.
• C)bacterial proteins are very short and not subject to mutation.
• D)translation can begins before transcription is complete because prokaryotes do not have a nucleus.
• E)integrated viral DNA is not recognized for transcription.

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