Question

Organisms that lack this structure often replace it with a molecule of either NAD+, NADH, or a dephosphorylated coenzyme A. CBC binds to this structure as a quality control checkpoint (10[1])prior to its export. This structure (10[1])can be removed by a complex that includes Dcp1 and Dcp2 prior to sequestration in P-bodies. (-5[1])Influenza (10[1])uses RdRP binding and an endonuclease to commandeer this structure in a process known as its “snatching.” A unique (10[1]-5[2])triphosphate linkage (10[1])connects this structure, which consists of a single (10[1])7-methyl·guanosine nucleotide, (10[1])to the rest of the molecule that (10[1])contains it. (10[1])This is the only one of the three major post-transcriptional (10[1])modifications to always (10[1])occur upstream of the start codon. (-5[3])For 10 points, name this structure that is added (10[1])on the opposite end of the poly-A tail (-5[2])to form mature mRNA in eukaryotes. ■END■ (10[2]0[10])

ANSWER: 5-prime cap [or 5′ cap; accept 7-methylguanosine until read; prompt on cap or cap snatching; prompt on RNA or mRNA by asking “what part?”]
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Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y2361%0%35%85.93

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Marcus Forbes-GreenToronto CToronto B2910
Bryan UgazArizona StateWUSTL B3510
Andrew WangIllinois AColumbia A51-5
Sharath NarayanNorthwesternNorth Carolina A5210
Rohan ShelkeUC Berkeley AIndiana7110
Tony ChenToronto AChicago A71-5
Yrwin BatanMITTexas71-5
Liam KusalikWaterloo ARutgers7310
Allan LeeStanfordWUSTL A8110
David BassJohns HopkinsIowa State8310
Richard NiuCornell AChicago B9010
Shiva TegullaUCFVanderbilt9210
Teigue KellyPenn StateOttawa10210
Vinu HariharUC Berkeley BYale10510
Shourjo GanguliOhio StateCornell B111-5
Rohan DalalGeorgia TechMinnesota111-5
Joseph ChambersVirginiaMaryland111-5
Russell NipBritish ColumbiaNYU12010
Todd MaslykMichiganNorth Carolina B128-5
Amogh KulkarniGeorgia StateLSE128-5
James Ah YongWaterloo BFlorida1350
Yash MandaviaIllinois BColumbia B1350
Andy YuMarylandVirginia1350
Albert Yingzhi NyangLSEGeorgia State1350
Sarod NoriCornell BOhio State1350
Soren HeydariNorth Carolina BMichigan1350
John MarvinChicago AToronto A1350
Moses KitakuleColumbia AIllinois A1350
Shardul RaoMinnesotaGeorgia Tech13510
Joy AnHarvardVirginia Tech13510
Tiffany ZhouFloridaWaterloo B1350
William GrogerColumbia BIllinois B1350