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Molecular Basis of Inheritance — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYMolecular Basis of Inheritance1 Mark
MCQ
What are the $\text{DNA}$ sequences that code for protein known as?
  • A
    Introns
  • ✓
    Exons
  • C
    Control regions
  • D
    Intervening sequences
✓

Answer

Correct option: B.
Exons
$\text{DNA}$ initially transcribed to messenger $\text{RNA},$ consists of coding sequences which are called as exons which codes for proteins and non$-$coding sequences which are called as introns.

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