If messenger RNA was unable to leave the nucleus and travel through the cytoplasm, which of the following would be a direct result?
Transcription occurring on ribosomes would be interrupted.
Mitosis would not occur because the RNA could not be replicated.
Instructions for protein synthesis would not reach the ribosomes.
Mitochondria would not receive instructions on how to produce ATP.
If messenger RNA was unable to leave the nucleus and travel through the cytoplasm, which of the following would be a direct result?
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The correct answer is: Instructions for protein synthesis would not reach the ribosomes.
Explanation: Messenger RNA (mRNA) is produced in the nucleus during transcription and must exit the nucleus to reach the ribosomes in the cytoplasm, where protein synthesis occurs. If mRNA cannot leave the nucleus, the instructions it carries for building proteins cannot be delivered to the ribosomes, thereby directly impacting protein synthesis.