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Which among the following is a characteristic of a monocistronic mRNA

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Has codons capable of synthesizing only a single protein
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Combines with only a single tRNA
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Has codons capable of synthesizing multiple protein.
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Has multiple codons
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Solution

The correct option is B Combines with only a single tRNA
A monocistronic mRNA carries the genetic code to translate only a single protein and is translated by a single tRNA while a polycistronic RNA is translated by several tRNAs into more than one protein.

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