During Mrna Splicing What Happens to the Exons?

During splicing, the introns are revmoved from the pre-mRNA, and the exons are stuck together to form a mature mRNA that does not contain the intron sequences.

Does splicing remove exons?

RNA splicing is a process in molecular biology where a newly-made precursor messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) transcript is transformed into a mature messenger RNA (mRNA). It works by removing introns (non-coding regions of RNA) and so joining together exons (coding regions).

Are exons part of spliced mRNA?

Once a mature mRNA transcript is made it is transported to the cytoplasm for translation into protein. ... The stretches of DNA that do code for amino acids in the protein are called exons. During the process of splicing, introns are removed from the pre-mRNA by the spliceosome and exons are spliced back together.

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