What process enables a single gene to encode two or more polypeptides that are different in their amino acid sequence?
A)Reverse transcription
B)Self-splicing
C)Capping
D)Alternative splicing
E)Regulatory splicing

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Alternative splicing is a process by which a pre-mRNA can be spliced in different ways to produce multiple mRNA transcripts, each of which can be translated into a different polypeptide. This allows a single gene to produce two or more polypeptides that are different in their amino acid sequence.

What Process Enables a Single Gene to Encode Two or More