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Title: After transcription of DNA, where does processing of the initial mRNA transcript occur in the eukaryotic cell?
Post by: juliejusu on Sep 14, 2012
A) Processing occurs by RNA polymerase during the initial transcription process.  
 B) After transcription, enzymes process the mRNA transcript in the nucleus, removing introns.  
 C) After transcription and the mRNA transcript has been transported to the cytoplasm, enzymes process the mRNA transcript.  
 D) At the ribosome, special ribosomal enzymes process the transcript.


Title: After transcription of DNA, where does processing of the initial mRNA transcript occur in the eukaryotic cell?
Post by: julielpn74 on Sep 14, 2012
B) After transcription, enzymes process the mRNA transcript in the nucleus, removing introns.


Title: After transcription of DNA, where does processing of the initial mRNA transcript occur in the eukaryotic cell?
Post by: rkay9241 on Sep 14, 2012
B) After transcription, enzymes process the mRNA transcript in the nucleus, removing introns.


Title: After transcription of DNA, where does processing of the initial mRNA transcript occur in the eukaryotic cell?
Post by: julie on Sep 14, 2012
After the transcription of the "primary" transcript, the nascent RNA is processed in the nucleus to go from being the "pre-mRNA" to being the final mRNA that is then exported to the cytoplasm. THe spliceosome and its components are located in the nucleus, therefore, the correct answer is "B".