3/16/2018 01:00 PM A 4.8/7 Gradebook PrintCalculatar Periodic Table Question 6 o

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3/16/2018 01:00 PM A 4.8/7 Gradebook PrintCalculatar Periodic Table Question 6 of7 Map Sapling Learning macmillan learning this question was written by Charlotte Pratt at Seattle Pacific University A mature mRNA is much shorter than its corresponding gene because not all segments of the ene are transribed into NA. the poly(A) tail has been spliced out. the mature mRNA contains only exon:s DNA is double-stranded and RNA is single- O stranded Previous Give Up & View Solution e Check Answer Next Exit

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Answer: Not all segments of the gene are transribed into the RNA

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Introns make up a large component of gene sequences. During posttranscriptional modification, the introns (intervening sequences) are removed from a pre-mRNA sequence, which makes the mRNA shorter than the corresponding gene.

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