Solution to PS 1 #17
No because proper initiation of translation in an E.Coli cell
requires a Shine-Dalgarno sequence upstream of the UAG initiation codon.
Since eukaryotic ribosomes do not have this requirement, it is unlikely
that a mRNA from a plant would fortuitously have a Shine-Dalgarno sequence
in the proper location.
However, if the part of the gene encoding the plant mRNA were fused
to an E.Coli Shine-Dalgarno sequence, then the open reading frame
for the plant protein would be properly translated in the bacterial cell.
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