The Pre-MRNA Transcript of Mammalian α-Tropomyosin Undergoes ____ to Produce

question 54

Multiple Choice

The pre-mRNA transcript of mammalian α-tropomyosin undergoes ____ to produce different mRNAs in smooth and striated muscles.

• A) aminoacylation
• B) alternative splicing
• C) polyadenylation
• D) degeneracy
• E) exon shuffling

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