Which of the following is unlikely to trigger degradation of a eukaryotic mRNA in the nucleus?

a. aberrant splicing
b. presence of a nonsense codon
c. lack of splicing
d. misfolding of the mRNA
e. lack of a poly(A) tail


Ans: b

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