Goals Describe the structure and function of the 5' cap and polyA tail of an mRNAExplain the mechanism of splicing and how it is enhanced by the spliceosomeExplain how and why transcription and mRNA processing are coupledDraw an RNApolII transcript including relevant structural features (cap, polyA tail, introns, exons)Explain the role of mRNA processing in …
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