The Large RNA-Protein Complex That Processes Introns and Exons Is

question 72

Multiple Choice

The large RNA-protein complex that processes introns and exons is called ________.

• A)the replisome
• B)the catalytic RNA complex
• C)the spliceosome
• D)RNA ligase

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