Question

Transcriptomics is the study of the mRNA content within the cells of an organism. It is assumed that collecting data on the transcriptome (total mRNA content and composition within a cell), biologists can understand how cells respond to their environment through the formation of proteins. Why must data on the transcriptome be approached with a certain degree of caution when relating the data to a cell’s ability to respond to its environment?

Answer 1

because proteins is synthesized from mRNA .

This mRNA can be less stabilized and becomes degraded which can lead to less amount of DNA or some other proteinaceous enzyme can also degraded the mRNA . As this is the primary step for protein synthesis , it is very needed to see the environmental effects on proteins synthesis as to synthesise proteins , transcription must be done and the mRNA should also be stable .

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