The Shine-Dalgarno Sequence

question 92

Multiple Choice

The Shine-Dalgarno sequence:

• A) is an mRNA sequence element that is complementary to the 3'-end of 16S rRNA.
• B) is a tRNA sequence element that is complementary to the 3'-end of 16S rRNA.
• C) is an mRNA sequence element that H-bonds to the AUG start codon.
• D) is an rRNA sequence that H-bonds to the AUG start codon.
• E) is an mRNA sequence that H-bonds to itself to allow attenuation of transcription.

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