If a human gene mRNA were placed into a cell of yeast, it would be:
A) degraded immediately.
B) translated into a repeating amino acid chain.
C) translated into a chain of random amino acids not resembling the protein in humans.
D) translated into the protein that is found in humans.
E) integrated into the genome of the yeast.

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Yeast cells have the machinery to translate mRNA from other eukaryotes, including humans, into proteins. The human gene mRNA would be translated into the corresponding protein, assuming the yeast cell can properly process the mRNA and the necessary post-translational modifications are not unique to humans.

If a Human Gene MRNA Were Placed into a Cell