Gene expression is often assayed by measuring the level of mRNA produced from a gene.If one is interested in knowing the amount of a final active gene product,a potential problem of this method is that it ignores the possibility of
A)chromatin condensation control.
B)transcriptional control.
C)alternative splicing.
D)translational control.
E)all of the above.

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Translational control refers to the regulation of gene expression that occurs at the stage of translation. This method measures the amount of mRNA produced from a gene, but does not take into account the possibility of translational control, which can affect the amount of final active gene product that is produced. Therefore, the potential problem of this method is that it ignores the possibility of translational control. Choices A, B, and C are all related to transcriptional control and do not directly address the potential problem of measuring the amount of final active gene product. Choice E is too broad and includes all of the above options, including those that are not relevant to the specific question posed.

Gene Expression Is Often Assayed by Measuring the Level of MRNA