Adenosine—uridine-rich elements are ________

A) cis-acting elements where ribosomes bind to in order to initiate translation
B) trans-acting elements that block mRNA splicing
C) trans-acting elements that bind to mRNA to recruit ribosomes to mRNA for translation initiation
D) trans-acting elements that bind to mRNA to either degrade or stabilize mRNA
E) cis-acting elements that recruit RNA-binding proteins to mRNA to either degrade or stabilize the mRNAs


Answer: E

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