The Length of a DNA Sequence Is ________ the Mature

question 10

Multiple Choice

The length of a DNA sequence is ________ the mature mRNA transcribed from it because ________.

• A) shorter than; the mature mRNA does not contain exons
• B) equal to; the mature mRNA was transcribed from the DNA sequence
• C) longer than; the mature mRNA does not contain introns
• D) shorter than; each codon of three bases encodes only one amino acid
• E) longer than; each codon of one amino acid encodes three bases

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