(a) Which of the following nuclear pre-mRNA nucleotide sequences potentially contains an intron? (1) 5-UGACCAUGGCGCUAACACUGCCAAU UGGCAAUACUGACCUGAUAGCAUCAGCCAA-3 (2)...

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(a) Which of the following nuclear pre-mRNA nucleotide sequences potentially contains an intron?
(1) 5′-UGACCAUGGCGCUAACACUGCCAAU UGGCAAUACUGACCUGAUAGCAUCAGCCAA-3′ 

(2) 5′-UAGUCUCAUCUGUCCAUUGACUUCGAAA CUGAAUCGUAACUCCUACGUCUAUGGA-3′
(3) 5′-UAGCUGUUUGUCAUGACUGACUGGUCA CUAUCGUACUAACCUGUCAUGCAAUGUC-3′
(4) 5′-UAGCAGUUCUGUCGCCUCGUGGUGCUG CUGGCCCUUCGUCGCUCGGGCUUAGCUA-3′
(5) 5′-UAGGUUCGCAUUGACGUACUUCUGAAAC UACUAACUACUAACGCAUCGAGUCUCAA-3′
(b) One of the five pre-mRNAs shown in (a) may undergo RNA splicing to excise an intron sequence. What mRNA nucleotide sequence would be expected to result from this splicing event?

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Principles of Genetics

ISBN: 978-1119142287

7th edition

Authors: D. Peter Snustad, Michael J. Simmons

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