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6 years ago
Many proteins can be made from a single mRNA. Why then do cells transcribe many copies of the same mRNA?
 
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RNA is not a stable molecule and mRNA may only last a few minutes in the cytoplasm before enzymes disassemble it. Therefore, by transcribing many copies of mRNA, translation can occur and protein synthesis levels can be continually adjusted.
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