Suppose an organism ingests a drug that disassembles its spliceosomes, rendering them nonfunctional. Which of the following would be seen MOST immediately in this organism?
A) All translation would stop.
B) tRNA bases would no longer be modified into rare bases.
C) Introns would not be removed from the pre-mRNA.
D) mRNA would not be able to bind the 5ʹ cap.
E) rRNA would no longer be appropriately processed.

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Spliceosomes are responsible for removing introns from pre-mRNA. If they are nonfunctional, introns would not be removed, affecting mRNA processing.

Suppose an Organism Ingests a Drug That Disassembles Its Spliceosomes