11. What is the size of a fully processed mature mRNA? Assume a poly(A) tail of 250 bp in your calculations. SHOW WORK. Exon 1 Intron 1 Exon 2 Intron 2 Exon 3 Intron 3 Exon 4 250bp 750 bp 350 bp 500 bp 199 bp 1500 bp 200 bp
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