Indicate Whether Each of the Following Statements Is True (T)

question 83

Essay

Indicate whether each of the following statements is true (T) or false (F).
___ Bacterial mRNA is broken down within a few minutes of its formation in E. coli.
___ Bacterial mRNA consists only of the bases that code for amino acids.
___ Polysomes do not necessarily contain mRNA.
___ Bacterial mRNA normally occurs as a double-stranded structure, with one strand containing codons, the other containing anticodons.
___ Bacterial mRNA can be translated while it is still being synthesized.

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