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How Do Eukaryotic Ribosomes Prevent False Starts at Inappropriate Parts

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How do eukaryotic ribosomes prevent false starts at inappropriate parts of the mRNA?


A) There is a consensus sequence, called the Kozak sequence, surrounding the start codon in eukaryotes.
B) The Shine-Dalgarno sequence positions the ribosome properly, just as in prokaryotes.
C) Only one start codon ever appears in eukaryotic mRNA, so false starts are not a problem.
D) Nothing; false starts are quite common in eukaryotic translation.

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