You Use an Ionic Detergent to Extract Materials from a Cell

question 89

Multiple Choice

You use an ionic detergent to extract materials from a cell. When you do, much of the mRNA stays behind with the cytoskeleton, which is not solubilized/depolymerized by this treatment. What do these results mean?

• A)The cytoskeleton denatures in ionic detergents.
• B)The mRNA is solubilized by the ionic detergents.
• C)The mRNA is anchored to the cytoskeleton.
• D)The cytoplasm is anchored to the mRNA.
• E)The cytoskeleton is destabilized by the ionic detergent.

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