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Removal of introns and joining of exons in a defined order during transcription is called
BiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceNEETNEET 2012 (Screening)
Options:
  • A looping
  • B inducing
  • C slicing
  • D splicing
Solution:
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The correct answer is: splicing
The primary transcript from a typical eukaryotic gene contains introns as well as exons. During RNA splicing, introns are removed and exons are joined in a defined order, to produce functional RNA.

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