In order to produce mature mRNA, which of the following steps are folllowed?
1. Poly C-tail is added to the end of RNA
2. Introns are removed from a DNA sequence
3. Exons are joined together to form a mature mRNA.
4. 3’ cap is added to the beginning of the RNA
1, 2, 3
2, 3, 4
2 ,3
only 1
As discussed in Transcription in Eukaryotes & RNA Processing -
To produce a mature mRNA, introns are removed from the sequence. These sequences do not code for anything and must be removed in order for the RNA to encode the correct protein. Exons are the segments of genes that code for proteins. Once the introns are removed, the exons are spliced together by the spliceosome to make the final, mature mRNA.Hence, the correct option is (c).