If You Compared the DNA Sequence of a Gene with the Sequence

question 23

Multiple Choice

If you compared the DNA sequence of a gene with the sequence of the mature mRNA that was transcribed from the gene you would find:

• A)The mRNA is shorter because it does not contain exons
• B)Both are the same length
• C)The mRNA is shorter because it does not contain introns
• D)The mRNA is shorter because each codon of three bases encodes only one amino acid
• E)The mRNA is longer because each codon of one amino acid encodes three bases