JIPMER 2018
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2018
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Molecular Basis of Inheritance
JIPMER 2018 · Zoology · Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Which is present at 5^ end of eukaryotic mRNA?
Which is present at end of eukaryotic mRNA?
Options
- APoly-A tail
- BModified C at 5'
- C
- DPoly-C
Correct answer
C.
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 end of mRNA. In tailing, polyadenylation occurs which is addition of poly (A) tail to end of mRNA.