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Alternative Splicing — Definition & Function

By Gabi Slizewska
A pre-mRNA sequence with purple exon, intron, pink exon, intron, red exon, intron, and orange exon. A shows a strand with purple, pink, red, and orange, B has purple, red, and orange. C has purple and orange.

The picture above shows a pre-mRNA strand with several exons and introns. Below it are 3 possible mature mRNA strands that can be created from it. What is this called?

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