The ovalbumin gene is much longer than the mRNA produced by this gene. What causes this discrepancy?
A) The exons have been removed during mRNA processing.
B) The DNA represents a double-stranded structure and the RNA is single stranded.
C) There are more amino acids coded for by the DNA than the mRNA.
D) The introns have been removed during mRNA processing.
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Q2: RNA splicing is the process by which
Q3: Some introns contain termination codons yet they
Q4: Group I intron self-splicing relies on
A) An
Q5: The first nucleophilic attack in group II
Q6: The second transesterification step for group I
Q7: Archael introns are
A) self-splicing.
B) spliced by an
Q8: Which statement is true regarding eukaryotic nuclear
Q9: Select three posttranscriptional modifications often seen in
Q10: During maturation of nuclear pre-mRNA in eukaryotes,
Q11: The 7-methylguanosine cap structure, the ribose of
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