Eukaryotic Gene Expression Problem Set

Problem 8: Protein coding sequences

Correct!

The regions of DNA in a eukaryotic gene that encode a polypeptide product are called:

A. hnRNAs

B. exons
Exons are joined together during splicing, and translated on ribosomes into the polypeptide product of the gene.

C. enhancers

D. leader sequences

E. tRNAs

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