mRNA Vaccines: How They Work
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What would happen if mRNAs could insert themselves into DNA at random?

  • It would not have any significant impact on the genome.
  • It would improve the way proteins are produced.
  • It would only affect the cytoplasm.
  • It would play havoc with protein production and scramble the genome. (correct)

    • Where is vaccine mRNA located in the cell?

  • In the mitochondria.
  • In the cytoplasm. (correct)
  • In the ribosomes.
  • In the nucleus.

    • What can hijack cellular mRNA and convert it into DNA?

  • Transporter molecules.
  • mRNA vaccines.
  • Retro-transposons. (correct)
  • SARS-CoV-2 virus.

    • What is the likelihood of a naturally occurring retro-transposon becoming active in a cell that has just received an mRNA vaccine?

    <p>Vanishingly small.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What would happen if vaccine mRNA did become a pseudogene?

    <p>It would produce the spike protein.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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