mRNA undergoes two additional processing steps. Out of which, in one of them an unusual nucleotide (methyl guanosine triphosphate) is added to the 5' end of mRNA. This is known as
A
Capping
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B
Tailing
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C
Splicing
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D
Termination
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Solution
The correct option is A Capping Capping is the addition of methyl guanosine triphosphate to the 5' end of mRNA, so as to protect itself from being destroyed by its own enzymes.