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mRNA Splicing

mRNA Splicing

mRNA splicing involves removal of introns from the strand. This animation illustrates the process of RNA splicing and how this is involved in protein synthesis (translation). There are various terms that will be discussed in this animation including RNA, possessing introns and exons, and splicesomes.

Keywords:
intron, RNA, mRNA, protein, synthesis, translation, splicing, exon, splicesome
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Material Type:
Animation
Date Added to MERLOT:
September 20, 2013
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
Authors:

Submitter:
Jim Bidlack
Primary Audience:
Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
Source Code Available:
Unknown
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No

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