What is the general name for the components of the spliceosome, which removes introns from mRNAs?
A) small interfering RNA enhancers
B) small nuclear ribonucleoproteins
C) lariat intronic nucleolar proteins
D) microRNA activators
E) branch point adenine recognition proteins

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Small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) are the components of the spliceosome that are responsible for recognizing the splice sites and catalyzing the removal of introns from pre-mRNA to produce mature mRNA.

What Is the General Name for the Components of the Spliceosome