Alternative splicing is a mechanism that allows for which of the following?
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Correct answer: Multiple protein isoforms from one gene
Alternative splicing selectively includes or excludes different exons from the same pre-mRNA. A single gene can thereby produce multiple distinct protein isoforms, greatly expanding the proteome beyond what gene number alone would predict.
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