Imagine That a Primary RNA Transcript from Your Favorite Eukaryotic

question 34

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a primary RNA transcript from your favorite eukaryotic gene was processed incorrectly, such that it has no 5' cap. What would be the result?

• A)Translation would proceed normally.
• B)Termination would be affected, as release factors would be unable to bind to ribosomes.
• C)Translation would commence at an AUG site in the middle of the RNA sequence.
• D)The initiation complex would fail to form properly, and translation would not occur.
• E)Translation would commence properly, but elongation would be severely affected.

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