Is the Shine-Dalgarno sequence a cis-acting factor or a trans-acting factor? Explain.
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It is located upstream of the start codon and plays a crucial role in the initiation of translation by helping to recruit the ribosome to the mRNA. Cis-acting factors are elements that are present on the same molecule of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) and influence Show more…
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