The Expression of Some Genes Can Be Regulated in Part

question 29

Multiple Choice

The expression of some genes can be regulated in part by the pattern of alternative splicing.This is an example of

• A) DNA methylation.
• B) transcriptional regulation.
• C) catalytic RNA activity.
• D) posttranscriptional control.
• E) the endosymbiotic theory.

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