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No this is due to degradation from nucleases. In fact the number you linked is specific to bacteria. Lifetime of mRNA in eukaryotes is on the order of hours, an
by tmearnest 6y ago
No this is due to degradation from nucleases. In fact the number you linked is specific to bacteria. Lifetime of mRNA in eukaryotes is on the order of hours, and this is due to active degradation as well.