Scientists at the Joint Genome Institute are using 16S rRNA sequencing to profile bacterial populations. What is the typical purpose of this sequence in the bacterium?
W) Transferring amino acids from the tRNA to the nascent peptide
X) Binding the codon at the A site
Y) Binding the start codon
Z) Binding the Shine-Dalgarno sequence
✔️Answer:BINDING THE SHINE-DALGARNO SEQUENCE
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