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If transcription and translation are coupled in prokaryotes, how do mRNA quantification methods provide meaningful results?

Wouldn't it be more of a measure of the brief latency between transcription and translation than an indicator of transcript or protein level?
gpt
Huh? It's not like the mRNA gets destroyed during translation. It's just a measure of how much RNA is present. It's true that it may not give you a good idea of how much protein is there, but that's the nature of the method.