Scientists Once Believed That Each Gene Can Encode a Single

question 72

Multiple Choice

Scientists once believed that each gene can encode a single polypeptide. We now know that _____ and _____ allow a single gene to encode more than one polypeptide.

• A) transcription; translation
• B) polyadenylation; RNA transport
• C) DNA methylation; chromatin condensation
• D) alternative processing; RNA editing
• E) gene silencing; RNA interference

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