Question

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What has a greater influence on protein levels?
(1 point)
Protein degradation has a greater influence because outside factors like antibiotics can
cause it, and it is difficult to recover from.
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Protein degradation has a greater influence because they are denatured faster than the cell
can produce them.
mRNA destroyer concentration has a greater influence because it is destroying mRNA before
proteins can even be produced.
mRNA destroyer concentration has a greater influence because mRNA is destroyed right
after the proteins are produced.

Answer 1

mRNA destroyer concentration has a greater influence because it is destroying mRNA before proteins can even be produced.

Step-by-step explanation:

Proteins are synthesized from mRNA through the process of translation. mRNAs are first synthesized from a coding DNA template through the process of transcription. Hence, if mRNAs are destroyed, it means proteins will not be synthesized at all.

Protein not being synthesized at all means that mRNA destroyer concentration has a greater influence on protein levels than protein degradation. With protein degradation, not all the protein is degraded at once and some quantity of the protein can still be found, but with mRNA destroyer concentration, no protein can be found at all because it was not synthesized in the first place.