Question

Name and explain the process the RNA molecule transcribed from 8000 nucleotides long DNA undergoes to be able to translate a polypeptide of 400 amino acids.

Hint:

RNA splicing is essential in eukaryotes to produce functional mRNA for protein synthesis by removing non-coding sequences.

Answer 1

Introns, the non-coding segments, are excised, and exons, the coding segments, are ligated, generating a mature mRNA molecule. This maturation process shortens the RNA to 1200 nucleotides, preparing it for translation.