Transcription from the major late promoter of adenovirus produces a primary transcript that is over half the length of the virus genome.

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The major late promoter of adenovirus does indeed produce a primary transcript that is over half the length of the virus genome. The primary transcript undergoes extensive processing to give rise to a variety of mRNA species that encode the viral structural and non-structural proteins.

Transcription from the Major Late Promoter of Adenovirus Produces a Primary