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Where is the shine dalgarno sequence found?
Posted February 2, 2023
BioconjugationCellular Structures and OrganellesDNA and RNA Quantitation
Answer

Shine Dalgarno sequence is a ribosomal binding site found commonly in bacterial mRNA and rarely in archaeal mRNA. It is located 8 bases upstream of the start codon AUG.

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