Within a Cell, the Amount of Protein Made Using a Given

question 9

Multiple Choice

Within a cell, the amount of protein made using a given mRNA molecule in that cell depends partly on ________.

• A) the degree of DNA methylation
• B) the rate at which the mRNA is degraded
• C) the number of introns present in the mRNA
• D) the types of ribosomes present in the cytoplasm

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