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what is 'rna processing' in the context of gene expression, and do both prokaryotes and eukaryotes do it?

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RNA processing is the term collectively used to describe the sequence of events through which the primary transcript from a gene acquires its mature form. Very soon after synthesis by RNA polymerase II begins, transcripts from nuclear protein-coding genes acquire a 5′ cap structure

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