Eukaryotic Gene Expression Problem Set

Problem 6: Interpreting a pre-mRNA splicing diagram

The regions labeled A and C of the diagram are ___________________.
A. introns
B. snRNPs
C. spliceosomes
D. exons
The 5'- and 3'-exons are separtated by the intron. During the 2-step splicing reaction, the intron is removed and the exons are joined together.
E. tRNAs


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