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What Is the Unifying Principle of the Biological Sciences

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What is the unifying principle of the biological sciences?


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Alternatively Spliced

Refers to the process by which different combinations of exons are joined or spliced together, resulting in multiple mRNA variants from a single gene.

Operon

A functioning unit of genomic DNA containing a cluster of genes under the control of a single promoter, found in prokaryotes.

Promotor

A region of DNA that initiates transcription of a particular gene, providing a binding site for RNA polymerase and other transcription factors.

mRNA Synthesis

The process of synthesizing messenger RNA (mRNA) from a DNA template during gene expression, allowing for protein production.

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