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What is the ultimate measure of the expression of a protein-coding gene?
What is the ultimate measure of the expression of a protein-coding gene?
- The number of exons in the primary transcript
- The amount of functional protein produced (correct)
- The amount of RNA transcript produced
- The number of introns in the primary transcript
What is an example of a regulatory mechanism that operates at the RNA-processing level?
What is an example of a regulatory mechanism that operates at the RNA-processing level?
- Transfer RNA (tRNA) processing
- Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) processing
- Alternative RNA splicing (correct)
- mRNA translation
How does alternative RNA splicing affect gene expression?
How does alternative RNA splicing affect gene expression?
- It produces different mRNA molecules from the same primary transcript (correct)
- It decreases the stability of mRNA molecules
- It increases the number of exons in mRNA molecules
- It reduces the binding of regulatory proteins to primary transcripts
What controls intron-exon choices in alternative RNA splicing?
What controls intron-exon choices in alternative RNA splicing?
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What is the function of regulatory proteins specific to a cell type in alternative RNA splicing?
What is the function of regulatory proteins specific to a cell type in alternative RNA splicing?
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