A gene coding for a protein consists of multiple exon and intron sequences of DNA. During gene expression, the full DNA sequence of exons and introns is first transcribed into a RNA sequence, the primary transcript. That primary transcript undergoes a series of alterations that include RNA splicing. This splicing process removes the introns and stitches together the remaining exons to form a me…
Exploring Alternative Splicing as a Determinant of Species Life Span
A gene coding for a protein consists of multiple exon and intron sequences of DNA. During gene expression, the full DNA sequence of exons and introns is first transcribed into a RNA sequence, the primary transcript. That primary transcript undergoes a series of alterations that include RNA splicing. This splicing process removes the introns and stitches together the remaining exons to form a me…