Which of the Following Adds to the Complexity of Gene

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following adds to the complexity of gene expression in eukaryotic cells?

• A) By removing different introns from mRNA before translation, several different proteins can be made from a single gene.
• B) Regions of noncoding DNA allow very complex regulation of when a gene is transcribed and how many copies are made of that gene.
• C) Chromosomal rearrangements like duplications can easily alter the overall phenotype of an organism.
• D) all of the above

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