NEET2018ZoologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceActual
Which is present at 5^ end of eukaryotic mRNA?
Options
- APoly-A tail
- BModified C at 5'
- C7 mG
- DPoly-C
Correct answer
C. 7 mG
Step-by-step solution
At the 5' end of eukaryotic mRNA, 7 mG (7-methyl guanosine) is present. In eukaryotes, primary transcript is often larger than the functional RNAs. Therefore, post-transcription processing is required to convert primary transcript of all types of RNAs into functional RNAs. It is of four types; cleavage, splicing, terminal additional and nucleotide modification. The terminal additions include capping and tailing. In capping, 7 mG is added to 5^ end of mRNA. In tailing, polyadenylation occurs which is addition of pol