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

question 98

Multiple Choice

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

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

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