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