Alternative RNA splicing

A. can allow the production of similar proteins from different RNAs.
B. can allow the production of proteins of different sizes and functions from a single mRNA.
C. is a mechanism for increasing the rate of transcription.
D. increases the rate of transcription.
E. is due to the presence or absence of particular snRNPs.


Ans: B. can allow the production of proteins of different sizes and functions from a single mRNA.

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