You Are Studying a Eukaryotic Gene Whose Initial Transcript Is

question 8

Multiple Choice

You are studying a eukaryotic gene whose initial transcript is 1500 nucleotides in length.The mature mRNA derived from the gene is 1200 nucleotides in length.What is the most probable reason for the discrepancy?

• A)a mutation that results in a shorter product
• B)removal of introns
• C)removal of exons
• D)mRNA breakage
• E)A mutation that results in a shorter product or mRNA breakage could have occurred.

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Definitions:

Z Score

A statistical gauge that measures how a value compares to the average of a set of values by counting the number of standard deviations it falls from the mean.

Standard Score

A score that expresses the number of standard deviations a datum is from the mean of the distribution.

Normal Curve

A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data where most values cluster around the mean.

Z Score

A quantifier that assesses a value's deviation from the dataset's mean, represented in the scale of standard deviations.