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Which of the following statements describes a feature that is NOT characteristic of eukaryotes?

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1Prokaryotes generally possess smaller ribosomes (70S) than the cytoplasmic ribosomes of eukaryotes (80S).
2Eukaryotic mRNA can designate either a single protein or be processed from a precursor.
3Unlike prokaryotes which utilize a Shine-Dalgarno sequence, eukaryotic mRNA uses a 5' cap structure for ribosome binding.
4N-formylmethionine (fMet) initiates the synthesis of all nascent nuclear-encoded eukaryotic proteins.✓

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N-formylmethionine (fMet) initiates the synthesis of all nascent nuclear-encoded eukaryotic proteins.

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