BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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In eukaryotic cells, mRNA (Messenger Ribonucleic Acid) molecule consists of the coding region (exons) that are interrupted by non-coding regions (introns). These coding and non-coding regions of mRNA are transcribed from the tropomyosin. Introns get removed, and exons get joined during RNA splicing and form continuous coding sequence.
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