Which of the following is NOT a common feature of eukaryotic mRNA but present in bacterial mRNA?
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Correct answer: Polycistronic coding sequences
Polycistronic transcripts (multiple proteins from one mRNA) are typical of bacterial mRNA; most eukaryotic mRNAs are monocistronic. So polycistronic coding is not a feature of eukaryotic mRNA.
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