Which of the following statements best describes the function of RNAi?

What is alternative splicing?a. phosphorylation that leads to different types of post-translational regulationb. mRNA processing that leads to different combinations of exons being spliced togetherc. folding that leads to proteins with alternative conformationsd. the outcome of regulatory proteins that leads to changes in the life span of an mRNA

What is alternative splicing?a. phosphorylation that leads to different types of post-translational regulationb. mRNA processing that leads to different combinations of exons being spliced togetherc. folding that leads to proteins with alternative conformationsd. the outcome of regulatory proteins that leads to changes in the life span of an mRNA

Which of the following is an example of post-transcriptional control of gene expression?a. the addition of methyl groups to cytosine bases of DNAb. the binding of transcription factors to a promoterc. the removal of introns and alternative splicing of exonsd. gene amplification contributing to cancer

Post-transcriptional controls of gene expression __________.

What is the evolutionary significance of alternative RNA splicing?

What determines how long a particular mRNA molecule will persist in a eukaryotic cell?