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Unit 3-Molecular Genetics Lesson 5 13.0 Flashcards

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What must pre-mRNA undergo before it leaves the nucleus in eukaryotes?

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Pre-mRNA must be processed to mRNA.

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What is added to the 5’ end of pre-mRNA during processing?

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Guanine is added, forming the 5’ cap.

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What is formed by adding hundreds of adenines to the 3’ end of pre-mRNA?

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The poly-A tail is formed.

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What happens to non-coding regions of RNA during mRNA processing?

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Non-coding regions are spliced out.

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