How are eukaryotic transcripts modified before they are used in protein synthesis?

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Introns must be snipped out and exons spliced together. In addition a 3' poly-A tail and a 5' cap must be added to the RNA.

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The group movement of water and solutes in response to a difference in pressure between two locations is called ________.

A. Membrane potential B. Diffusion C. Bulk flow D. Active transport E. Osmosis

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Cystic fibrosis results from mutations in a single gene that lies on Chromosome 7. Only homozygous mutant (ff) individuals are sick; homozygous wild-type (FF) and heterozygous (Ff) individuals are healthy

A healthy married couple has one child with cystic fibrosis and the wife is pregnant with a second child. A. What is the genotype of the mother? The father? B. What is the chance that the second child will have cystic fibrosis?

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