Splicing Flashcards

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Splicing

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Once DNA is transcribed into mRNA it undergoes a process called splicing. During this process portions of mRNA (introns) are removed. The remaining portions are called exons and these are translated into protein.
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Intron

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Introns are DNA regions within a gene that are not translated into protein. These non-coding sections are transcribed to precursor mRNA and then removed by splicing which results in mature RNA.

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