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Programmed ribosomal frameshifting

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Programmed ribosomal frameshifting changes the reading frame during translation at a specific recoding signal. A slippery sequence and a downstream RNA structure can bias the event, allowing one transcript to produce different polypeptides in controlled proportions.

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  • Past exam of the biochemistry and Molecular Biology course of the University of Cambridge / 2025 / Paper 1 / Section B / 4 / Solution
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