NEET 2012 · Class 12

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Removal of introns and joining of exons in a defined order during transcription is called

  1. (A)looping
  2. (B)inducing
  3. (C)slicing
  4. (D)splicing

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Hence, it is subjected to a process called **splicing** where the introns are removed and exons are joined in a defined order.

Chapter
Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Section
5.5.3 Types of RNA and the process of Transcription
Page
16
Words matched
22 of 22

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that splicing is the process where introns are removed and exons are joined in a defined order, which directly matches the question's definition and distinguishes it from the other options.

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