The ribosomes of the rough endoplasmic reticulum (rough ER) are targeted to the cytoplasmic side of the membrane via

a. a signal sequence within the 28S ribosomal RNA.
b. a sequence within the protein being synthesized.
c. the S6 ribosomal protein.
d. the cap sequence at the 5?end of the mRNA being translated.


Ans: b. a sequence within the protein being synthesized.

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