Multiple choice

The small cytoplasmic RNAs (sc RNAs) in the form of sc RNPs constitute the

  1. mRNAs

  2. signal recognition particle

  3. small nucleolar RNA

  4. ribosomal RNAs

  5. t RNAs

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The signal recognition particle (SRP) is an abundant, cytosolic, universally conserved ribonucleoprotein (protein-RNA complex) that recognizes and targets specific proteins to the endoplasmic reticulum in eukaryotes and the plasma membrane in prokaryotes.