Although bacteria can be used for the production of proteins useful for therapeutic uses what can be a disadvantage to using a prokaryotic system?
A)Proteins may not be post-translationally prcoesssed correctly
B)Transcripts from eukaryotic open reading frames are degraded quickly in prokaryotic cells.
C)Some prokaryotic promoters do not work well to transcribe eukaryotic open reading frames.
D)The structures that seukaryotic mRNAs fold into are frequently used as rho termination signals.

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Prokaryotic systems may not perform the appropriate post-translational modifications that are necessary for the protein to function correctly in the human body.

Although Bacteria Can Be Used for the Production of Proteins