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Which of the following statements regarding splicing in eukaryotes is correct?(a) Several reactions in the splicing process involve hydrolysis of ATP(b) Exons are spliced out and introns are retained in the mature mRNA transcript(c) Splicing takes place in the cytosol(d) Small nuclear RNAs are retained in the mature mRNA transcriptThis question was posed to me during an interview.My enquiry is from RNA Processing topic in division DNA, RNA and Protein Metabolism of Biochemistry

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Correct answer is (a) Several reactions in the SPLICING process INVOLVE hydrolysis of ATP

Explanation: Splicing TAKES place within the nucleus.

Introns are SPLICED out and exons are retained in the MATURE mRNA transcript.



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