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The degradation of mRNA begins, when its tail reduces to _________ residues.(a) 2(b) 3(c) 20(d) 30I got this question by my school principal while I was bunking the class.The above asked question is from Gene Expression Control topic in section Control of Gene Expression of Cell Biology

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Right answer is (d) 30

Best EXPLANATION: When an mRNA leaves the nucleus, it contains ROUGHLY 200 ADENINE RESIDUES (in the poly-adenine tail), but these are nibbled AWAY by a deadenylase. The degradation of mRNA starts when the residues are reduced to 30.



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