In pre-mRNA processing, ____

a. exons are spliced out and used to produce ribosomal subunits
b. introns are spliced out and combined to form complete proteins
c. introns are spliced out and combined in the tRNA
d. exons are spliced out and the introns are combined in the mature mRNA
e. introns are spliced out and the exons are combined in the mature mRNA


Ans: e. introns are spliced out and the exons are combined in the mature mRNA

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