Which of the Following Allows the Production of the P1234

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following allows the production of the P1234 nonstructural protein in a togavirus?

• A) Ribosomal frameshifting.
• B) Production of the subgenomic mRNA.
• C) Proteolytic cleavage.
• D) Readthrough of a stop codon.
• E) Initiation of translation at a downstream start codon.

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