Eukaryotic Gene Expression Problem Set

Problem 8: Protein coding sequences

Correct!

The regions of DNA in a eukaryotic gene that encode a polypeptide product are called:
A. hnRNAs
B. exons
Exons are joined together during splicing, and translated on ribosomes into the polypeptide product of the gene.
C. enhancers
D. leader sequences
E. tRNAs


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