All GRE Subject Test: Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Help With Prokaryotic Translation
In prokaryotes what site on the mRNA does the ribosome bind to initiate translation?
Possible Answers:
The poly adenine tail
The 3' untranslated region
The Shine-Dalgarno sequence
The operator
The promoter
Correct answer:
The Shine-Dalgarno sequence
Explanation:
The Shine-Dalgarno sequence is the ribosomal binding site in in prokaryotic mRNA that is located around 8 bases upstream of the start codon.
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