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A nonsense mutation has occurred, resulting in a truncated, nonfunctional product in the mutant. In a eukaryotic cell, a gene that is initially transcribed is 1500 nucleotides in length. The mature mRNA
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A nonsense mutation has occurred, resulting in a truncated, nonfunctional product in the mutant. In a eukaryotic cell, a gene that is initially transcribed is 1500 nucleotides in length. The mature mRNA for the product is 1200 nucleotides in length. What is the most probable reason for the discrepancy?

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Removal of introns

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the reduction in the sequence is as a result of the removal of introns. Introns are actually non-coding regions and do not code for proteins. they are usually spliced out.

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