The diagram below shows a hybridization experiment between a eukaryotic MRNA and the template strand of its gene. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

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The diagram below shows a hybridization experiment between a
eukaryotic MRNA and the template strand of its gene. Which of the
following statements is FALSE?
This gene contains four exons.
The 5' end of the MRNA is on the left side.
Hybridization of a prokaryotic MRNA and its DNA template strand will
not show loops of unpaired DNA.
The gene's introns are visible as unpaired DNA loops.
None of the above
Transcribed Image Text:The diagram below shows a hybridization experiment between a eukaryotic MRNA and the template strand of its gene. Which of the following statements is FALSE? This gene contains four exons. The 5' end of the MRNA is on the left side. Hybridization of a prokaryotic MRNA and its DNA template strand will not show loops of unpaired DNA. The gene's introns are visible as unpaired DNA loops. None of the above
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Step 1 This is an R loop hybridization experiment.

It was performed using both the cytoplasmic RNA (ribonucleic acid) and nuclear pre-mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid). The results from these experiments showed that the eukaryotic DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) contains introns/intervening sequences which are excised from the primary transcript of mRNA. This takes place during the processing of the primary transcript to form the mature mRNA.

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