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This molecule’s turnover occurs in phase-separated regions called P-bodies. The “alternative” form of one process produces around 38,000 different versions of this molecule from DSCAM (“D-S-cam”). This molecule’s IRES is typically located within one of its two UTRs. This molecule’s precursor is processed by a complex of snRNPs (“snurps”) called a spliceosome, which (10[1])excises its introns (10[2])to form this molecule. (10[1]-5[2])In eukaryotes, (10[1])this molecule (-5[1])is given a 5’ (“5-prime”) cap and a poly-A tail to prevent (10[1])degradation. (10[1]-5[1])When synthesizing this molecule, adenine on a template (-5[1])is paired with uracil instead of thymine. (10[1]0[1])For 10 points, name this single-stranded molecule (10[1])produced by transcribing (10[1])DNA. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: mRNA [or messenger RNA or messenger ribonucleic acid; accept pre-mRNA or pre-messenger RNA or pre-messenger ribonucleic acid; prompt on RNA or ribonucleic acid] (The second line refers to alternative splicing.)

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Summary


Northern California	Main	Y	4	75%	0%	25%	48.67
Southern California	Main	Y	7	100%	0%	43%	62.43
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	Y	4	100%	0%	25%	74.50
Eastern Canada (2)	Main	Y	9	78%	0%	22%	62.71
Florida	Main	Y	4	50%	0%	50%	66.00
Great Lakes	Main	Y	10	80%	0%	50%	64.88
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	89%	0%	33%	70.88
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	89%	0%	33%	63.13
Midwest	Main	Y	9	89%	0%	33%	67.50
North	Main	Y	4	50%	0%	100%	100.00
Northeast	Main	Y	12	92%	0%	42%	72.55
Pacific	Main	Y	8	88%	0%	50%	77.14
South Central	Main	Y	6	83%	0%	50%	76.40
Southeast	Main	Y	12	83%	0%	50%	82.10
Upstate NY	Main	Y	5	80%	0%	60%	77.00

Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Penelope Graham	Williams B	Dartmouth C	50	10
Ayaan Jajodia	Dartmouth B	Williams C	53	10
Mahathi Veluri	UConn A	Brandeis Beethoven	53	10
Nathaniel Martin	Brandeis Bach	Tufts C	57	-5
Kyle Hart	MIT B	Vermont A	57	10
Alice Zhang	Dartmouth A	Brown B	57	-5
Alan Cai	Amherst A	Boston College B	59	10
Mohamed Algraiw	MIT A	Boston University B	61	-5
Reid Eichberg	Tufts B	Southern Connecticut State University A	72	10
Beverly Eborn	Boston College A	Harvard	73	10
Yvonne Pan	Amherst B	Vermont B	73	-5
Kenner Bailey	Boston University A	Brown A	81	-5
Nico Miller	Brown B	Dartmouth A	88	10
Nikhil Nair	Boston University B	MIT A	88	0
Devon Kumar	Tufts C	Brandeis Bach	95	10
Apollo Daley	Brown A	Boston University A	98	10
Indigo Khanna	Vermont B	Amherst B	100	10