why do the addition of introns increase rate of expression in gene therapy
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Introns are non-coding regions of DNA that are transcribed into RNA but are later removed during the process of splicing. This means that the final mRNA molecule that is translated into a protein does not contain the intron sequence. Now, let's consider how gene Show more…
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