What Is the Significance of the Shine-Dalgarno Sequence

question 50

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of the Shine-Dalgarno sequence?

• A) It is the site where RNA polymerase binds to begin transcription.
• B) It is the site where ribosomes bind to begin translation.
• C) It is the site where DNA polymerase binds to begin chromosome replication.
• D) It is the site where the tRNA binds to the mRNA in translation.
• E) It is the site where DNA polymerase begins synthesis of the Okazaki fragments on the lagging strand.

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