a)The mutant and wild-type RNA migrate the same distance from the top of the gel

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Question

a)The mutant and wild-type RNA migrate the same distance from the top of the gel.

b)The mutant RNA migrates more quickly and thus travels a greater distance in the gel compared to the wild-type RNA.

C)The mutant RNA migrates much more quickly and thus travels a much greater distance in the gel compared to the wild-type RNA.

e) The wild-type RNA migrates more quickly and thus travels a greater distance in the gel compared to the mutant RNA.

f) The wild-type RNA migrates much more quickly and thus travels a much greater distance in the gel compared to the mutant RNA.

GT AG GT AG 5' splice site eliminated, intron retained

The mutant and the wild type RNA both travel equal distance from on the gel. So a is correct.

It cannot be deduced from the figure if either of them should travel fast.

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