Some introns contain termination codons yet they do not interrupt the coding of a particular protein. Why?
A) The translation machinery recognizes and skips over introns.
B) These triplets cause frameshift mutations, not termination.
C) More than one termination codon is needed to stop translation.
D) Splicing occurs before translation.
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