In eukaryotes, which of the following statements is correct with regard to introns and exons? Mature mRNA contains a mix of introns and exons Introns in DNA are removed by spliceosomes Failure to remove introns can lead to production of faulty protein Exons are repeating sequences typically found at the end of a gene Introns are transcribed from promoter sequence

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In eukaryotes, which of the following statements is correct with regard to introns and exons?

  1. Mature mRNA contains a mix of introns and exons

  2. Introns in DNA are removed by spliceosomes

  3. Failure to remove introns can lead to production of faulty protein

  4. Exons are repeating sequences typically found at the end of a gene

  5. Introns are transcribed from promoter sequence

 

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