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alternative RNA splicing

alternative RNA splicing noun: a process by which the exons of the RNA produced by transcription of a gene (a primary gene transcript or pre-mRNA) are reconnected in multiple ways during RNA splicing, so as to allow production of multiple forms of protein from one gene.

Noun

alternative RNA splicing (uncountable)

  1. A process by which the exons of the RNA produced by transcription of a gene (a primary gene transcript or pre-mRNA) are reconnected in multiple ways during RNA splicing, so as to allow production of multiple forms of protein from one gene.

Questions about alternative RNA splicing

What does alternative RNA splicing mean?
Alternative RNA splicing means a process by which the exons of the RNA produced by transcription of a gene (a primary gene transcript or pre-mRNA) are reconnected in multiple ways during RNA splicing, so as to allow production of multiple forms of protein from one gene.
What part of speech is alternative RNA splicing?
Alternative RNA splicing is a noun.

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