If an mRNA transcript of the human XYZ gene was introduced into a yeast cell, the transcript would be:
A) degraded immediately.
B) translated into a yeast-specific gene.
C) translated into the human XYZ protein.
D) exported outside the cell.
E) transcribed into the XYZ mRNA.

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The mRNA transcript, once introduced into a yeast cell, would be recognized by the cell's ribosomes and translated into the protein it encodes, in this case, the human XYZ protein. The cellular machinery for translation is highly conserved across species, allowing the yeast cell to read the human mRNA and produce the corresponding protein.

If an MRNA Transcript of the Human XYZ Gene Was