What Products of Nonstructural Genes are Never Translated

Question

What products of nonstructural genes are never translated?
A)transfer RNA
B)ribosomal RNA
C)messenger RNA
D)transfer RNA and ribosomal RNA
E)ribosomal RNA and messenger RNA

Accepted Answer

Nonstructural genes encode for tRNA and rRNA, which are involved in protein synthesis but are not translated themselves. Messenger RNA, on the other hand, is a structural gene that is translated into protein. Option A and B are incorrect as they both refer to products of nonstructural genes that are never translated. Option E is incorrect as mRNA is a structural gene that is translated, while rRNA is a product of nonstructural genes that is not translated.