If eukaryotes have monocistronic genes, why is the number of known proteins more than the number of known genes?   A. Post-translational modification B. Alternative splicing C. Base substitution D. Post-transcriptional modification

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If eukaryotes have monocistronic genes, why is the number of known proteins more than the number of known genes?
 
A. Post-translational modification
B. Alternative splicing
C. Base substitution
D. Post-transcriptional modification
 
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