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The Fragile-X syndrome is the most common inherited form of mental retardation in humans. The gene causing the disease has been cloned and shown to encode an RNA-binding protein that binds to a diverse yet specific pool of mRNA species in the brain. Based on what you know about RNA structure, do you think it likely that this protein binds to these RNA molecules using a similar mechanism that proteins use to bind DNA? Explain why or why not, and if not, propose another way that this protein may recognize these RNA species.
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