The primary transcript is much longer than mature mRNA because of the presence of introns in the former.
A
True
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B
False
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Solution
The correct option is A True The RNA molecule that is produced by transcription of DNA, before splicing or polyadenylation is known as primary transcripts. It contains both introns and exons, introns are removed during the process of splicing. Hence, primary transcript is much longer than the mature form of RNA.