Question 1
In multicellular eukaryotes, an average exon encodes:
◦ about 50 amino acids.
◦ about 75 amino acids.
◦ about 100 amino acids.
◦ about 150 amino acids.
◦ about 220 amino acids.
Question 2
Mutations that affect splicing:
◦ are usually inconsequential.
◦ are usually deleterious.
◦ are always deleterious.
◦ increase gene expression.
◦ can be either deleterious or advantageous at about equal probability.