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Methyl guanosine triphosphate is added to the 5 $^{‘}$ end of hnRNA in a process of

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splicing

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capping

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tailing

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is D capping
At 5 end of hnRNA, a cap is formed by modification of GTP into 7-methyl guanosine or 7mGppp. This process is called capping and it protects the mRNA from degradation by nucleases.
So, the correct answer is 'capping'

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