AP BIOLOGY

LABORATORY REVIEW

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following involves using an RNA/protein complex to remove introns and connect exons in the RNA transcript?
A
Proteosome digestion
B
Histone acetylation
C
DNA methylation
D
alternative spicing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -RNA splicing is a process that removes the intervening, non-coding sequences of genes (introns) from pre-mRNA and joins the protein-coding sequences (exons) together in order to enable translation of mRNA into a protein.

Detailed explanation-2: -One of the steps in this processing, called RNA splicing, involves the removal or “splicing out” of certain sequences referred to as intervening sequences, or introns. The final mRNA thus consists of the remaining sequences, called exons, which are connected to one another through the splicing process.

Detailed explanation-3: -In RNA splicing, specific parts of the pre-mRNA, called introns are recognized and removed by a protein-and-RNA complex called the spliceosome.

Detailed explanation-4: -RNA splicing is a process in molecular biology where a newly-made precursor messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) transcript is transformed into a mature messenger RNA (mRNA). It works by removing all the introns (non-coding regions of RNA) and splicing back together exons (coding regions).

Detailed explanation-5: -So, the correct answer is ‘Splicing’

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