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What happens to mRNA after it gets translated?
Posted June 22, 2020
Cellular Processes
DNA
DNA and RNA
Nucleic Acids
Protein
RNA
Answer
After many ribosomes have completed translation, the mRNA is degraded so the nucleotides can be reused in another transcription reaction.
Additional resources
Helixyte™ Green *10,000X Aqueous PCR Solution*
6-ROX glycine *25 uM fluorescence reference solution for PCR reactions*
Perdew, G. H., Heuvel, J. P. V., & Peters, J. M. (2008). Regulation of gene expression. Springer Science & Business Media.
Lodish, H., Berk, A., Kaiser, C. A., Krieger, M., Scott, M. P., Bretscher, A., ... & Matsudaira, P. (2008). Molecular cell biology. Macmillan.
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