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| The ability to create different mRNA molecules encoding different polypeptides by combining different sets of exons from a single kind of pre-mRNA. |
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| A portion of the transcribed region of a eukaryotic gene that is represented in a mature messenger RNA molecule. |
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| Collection of processes by which information in genes is used to produce functional molecules in cells, ultimately determining genetic traits of organisms. |
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| A portion of the transcribed region of a eukaryotic gene that is removed from the primary transcript before it exits the nucleus. |
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| An RNA molecule that is used to direct the synthesis of a specific polypeptide. |
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| DNA sequence in the 5' upstream region of a gene to which RNA polymerase binds during transcription initiation. |
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| RNA molecules that are structural components of ribosomes. |
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| Phenomenon in which expression of a single gene is silenced by introduction of a double-stranded RNA sequence corresponding to part of the mRNA. |
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| The enzyme responsible for RNA synthesis. |
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| Post-transcriptional modification of pre-mRNA molecules to produce mature, functional mRNA molecules. |
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| Removal of introns from a primary transcript and joining of exons to form a mature mRNA. |
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| Nuclear particles responsible for removing introns from primary transcripts and joining exons. |
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| Process by which an RNA molecule is made from a DNA template during gene expression. |
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| Short RNA molecules that deliver a specific amino acid to a codon on the ribosome during polypeptide synthesis. |
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