snRNPs are
A) exon-intron boundary regions.
B) small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles.
C) protein fragments removed from snRNA molecules.
D) signal ribosomal nuclear proteins.
E) glucose-conjugated trapezoids.

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snRNPs, or small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles, are complexes of RNA and protein that are involved in processing pre-mRNA in eukaryotic cells. They localize to the spliceosome and assist in the splicing of introns from the nascent RNA transcript.

SnRNPs Are