An SRNA Is Isolated from a Bacterial Cell

question 29

Multiple Choice

An sRNA is isolated from a bacterial cell.What would you do to determine whether it is a cis-encoded or a trans-encoded sequence?

• A)Identify whether or not the sRNA sequence is complementary to the coding strand of mRNA gene target.
• B)Analyze the molecular position of hydrogen atoms in the sRNA nucleotides.
• C)Determine whether the sRNA binds to mRNA or to tRNA.
• D)Find out if the sRNA acts as a transcriptional or as a translational inhibitor.

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