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Structure of RNA

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All of the following are found in prokaryotic mRNA except

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AUG

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UGA codon

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C

introns

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uracil

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Solution

The correct option is C introns
Eukaryotes harbor introns in the genomic structure, whereas no prokaryotes identified so far carry introns.
Introns are non-functional gene sequences that are removed by a process called splicing post transcriptionin eukaryotes.

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