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Do you think that the alternate splicing of exons may enable a structural gene to code for several isoproteins from one and the same gene? If yes, how? If not, why so?

The alternate splicing of exons is very specific in nature it could be either gender specific, developmental stage specific etc. Which can lead to encoding of various proteins from a single gene. In absence of such splicing there is a requirement of new gene for every protein or isprotein.


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