Alternate splicing

Alternate splicing

Use of different exons in formation of a mRNA from initially identical transcripts. Can result in the generation of related proteins from one gene, often in a tissue or developmental stage specific manner.

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Category: Genetic disorders
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alternative splicing

Medical; Human genome

Use of different exons in formation of a mRNA from initially identical transcripts. Can result in the generation of related proteins from one gene, often in a tissue or ...

alternative splicing

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Different ways of combining a gene's exons to make variants of the complete protein.

alternative splicing

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The production of more than one mRNA from a single pre-mRNA due to differences in the excision of introns and/or the use of stop codons.

Alternative splicing

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ifferent ways of removing introns from the RNA transcribed from genes, prior to translation into protein. This provides a mechanism for producing multiple different proteins from ...

alternate splicing

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A process whereby multiple RNA transcripts are generated from a single gene. Alternative splicing involves the splicing together of other possible sets of exons during the ...

alternative splicing

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A process whereby multiple RNA transcripts are generated from a single gene. Alternative splicing involves the splicing together of other possible sets of exons during the ...

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