Which of the following describes a polysome?

a. the combination of a large and a small ribosome subunit
b. an mRNA with multiple ribosomes attached
c. the assembly at a promoter at the start of transcription
d. the complex where mRNA splicing occurs


Ans: b. an mRNA with multiple ribosomes attached

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