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Which nucleotide is present in the 5’ cap?(a) ADP(b) GDP(c) CDP(d) UDPThe question was asked in my homework.This question is from Post-Transcriptional Modification topic in chapter Gene Expression : Transcription Prokaryotes of Cytogenetics

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The CORRECT answer is (b) GDP

The best explanation: The 5’ cap has a guanine RESIDUE which MAKES Gpp(pN)n where N is any NUCLEOTIDE. This is also called the 5’ G cap. Other bases like A, T, C or U don’t participate in capping.



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