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balak502987



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PostPosted: Tue May 27, 2008 6:42 am    Post subject: Question 49 Reply with quote

Why is option A) They are single stranded not an appropriate answer. I thought that tRNA molecules were double stranded in some regions to produce the clover leaf shape. Thanks!
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PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2009 8:23 am    Post subject: #49 Reply with quote

Yes, tRNA does form a clover leaf shape, however, we are talking about RNA. Since RNA is always single stranded, it does not actually form a double strand in the "clover leaf"; it is only folded on itself while aligning complementary strands, without forming a double stranded molecule.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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