Alternative splicing helps to explain
A) the small number of genes in the human genome.
B) why there are more mRNAs than there are human genes.
C) the great variety in proteins.
D) why different proteins can be made from the same genes.
E) All of the above

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Alternative splicing allows for different combinations of exons in a gene to be included or excluded in the final mRNA transcript, resulting in the production of multiple protein isoforms from a single gene. This accounts for the great variety in proteins, the fact that there are more mRNAs than genes, and why different proteins can be made from the same genes.

Alternative Splicing Helps to Explain