Molecular Basis Of Inheritance Question 55
Question: The name “mRNA’’ was given by
Options:
A) Kornberg and Khorana
B) Khorana and Nirenberg
C) Jacob and Jordan
D) Messelson and Stahl
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
mRNA carries genetic information in cytoplasm for the synthesis of proteins.
For this reason only, it was named messenger RNA by Jacob and Kornberg. Messenger RNA constitutes about 5% of total RNA.
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