True or False: Bacterial mRNA undergoes processing before translation.

Bacterial mRNA does not undergo the extensive processing that eukaryotic mRNA experiences before translation. In eukaryotes, pre-mRNA undergoes capping, polyadenylation, and splicing to become mature mRNA, which is then transported out of the nucleus for translation.

In contrast, bacterial mRNA is typically synthesized and immediately available for translation, as bacteria lack a defined nucleus and the complex processing machinery that eukaryotic cells possess. Therefore, bacterial mRNA is translated concurrently with transcription, allowing for rapid protein synthesis. This means that the statement regarding bacterial mRNA undergoing processing before translation is false. As a result, the assertion that bacterial mRNA is processed like eukaryotic mRNA does not hold true in the bacterial system.