Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level
Alternative splicing
What Alternative splicing means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Alternative splicing
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Removes introns and joins exons in different combinations, producing different mature mRNA molecules from the same pre-mRNA.
Topics that use Alternative splicing
- Topic 6: Immunity, Infection and Forensics (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Active immunity
- Agarose gel
- Antibiotic stewardship
- Antibody
- Antigen
- Application of molecular techniques to plants and animals
- Artificial passive immunity
- B effector cells
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