Suppose an Organism Ingests a Drug That Disassembles Its Spliceosomes

question 10

Multiple Choice

Suppose an organism ingests a drug that disassembles its spliceosomes, rendering them nonfunctional. Which of the following would be seen MOST immediately in this organism?

• A) All translation would stop.
• B) tRNA bases would no longer be modified into rare bases.
• C) Introns would not be removed from the pre-mRNA.
• D) mRNA would not be able to bind the 5ʹ cap.
• E) rRNA would no longer be appropriately processed.

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