The ribosome-binding site of prokaryotes is also known as the ________.
A) TATA box
B) promoter
C) Shine-Dalgarno sequence
D) Pribnow box

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The Shine-Dalgarno sequence is a short nucleotide sequence found on the mRNA of prokaryotes before the start codon, which provides a ribosome-binding site. It is not the TATA box (found in eukaryotic promoters), the promoter itself, or the Pribnow box (another prokaryotic promoter element).

The Ribosome-Binding Site of Prokaryotes Is Also Known as the ________