Pre-mRNA At Biology Glossary
What is it? The first (primary) transcript from a protein coding gene is often called a pre-mRNA and contains both introns and exons. Pre-mRNA requires splicing (removal) of introns to produce the final mRNA molecule containing only exons.Bio Definition Added By: Alexis
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