Which one of the following statements about translation in eukaryotes is incorrect?

A. An initiator codon is identified by recognizing a 5' cap structure and scanning for the first AUG triplet.
B. Translation continues until one of the three stop codons appears in the A site of the ribosome.
C. A single processed mRNA can possess multiple protein coding regions.
D. There are untranslated regions at both the 5' end and 3' end of a processed mRNa.
E. All of these statements about translation in eukaryotes are correct.


Answer: C

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