Biology A-Level
transcription and splicing
What transcription and splicing means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of transcription and splicing
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During transcription both introns and exons are transcribed into pre-mRNA, but introns are subsequently removed during splicing to form mature mRNA.
Topics that use transcription and splicing
- DNA, genes and chromosomes (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- alleles
- base sequence
- chromatin
- circular organelle DNA
- crossing over
- degenerate code
- endosymbiotic theory
- functional RNA
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