Definition: A process whereby multiple RNA transcripts are generated from a single gene. Alternative splicing involves the splicing together of other possible sets of EXONS during the processing of some, but not all, transcripts of the gene. Thus a particular exon may be connected to any one of several alternative exons to form a mature RNA. The alternative forms of mature MESSENGER RNA produce PROTEIN ISOFORMS in which one part of the isoforms is common while the other parts are different.
for NESTED TRANSCRIPTS also index the RNA; do not confuse with NESTED GENES; for nested primers use NESTED PCR; (POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION)
See AlsoNested Genes; Protein Isoforms; RNA Splice Sites
Other names Alternate Splicing; Splicing, Alternative; RNA Splicing, Alternative; Transcripts, Nested; Transcript, Nested; Splicings, Alternative RNA; Splicings, Alternative; Splicings, Alternate; Splicing, Alternative RNA; Splicing, Alternate; RNA Splicings, Alternative; Nested Transcript; Alternative Splicings; Alternative RNA Splicings; Alternative RNA Splicing; Alternate Splicings; Nested Transcripts
