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The process of generating mature mRNA from the primary transcript is referred to as RNA processing. In eukaryotes, the process of transcription occurs in the nucleus and the process of translation occurs in the cytoplasm. In prokaryotes, the primary transcript will be immediately translated into protein. The primary transcript in eukaryotes should be modified to undergo the process of translation.

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The three mechanisms that are involved in the processing of RNA in eukaryotes are capping, polyadenylation, and splicing.
Capping:
In this mechanism, the 5’ end of the primary transcript is modified. This is carried out by the addition of a special
Polyadenylation:
To the 3’ end of the mRNA, a stretch of about 250 consecutive A-bearing adenylate nucleotide residues is added. The polyadenylation plays an important role in the exportation of mRNA into the cytoplasm. It also helps in stabilizing the RNA transcript.
Splicing:
The eukaryotic transcripts often contain both coding and noncoding sequences. The coding sequences are referred to as exons and the noncoding sequences are referred to as introns. The noncoding sequences are interspersed with the protein-coding sequences. For the translation of proteins, the noncoding introns should be removed from the transcript. The process of removal of introns is referred to as RNA splicing. This RNA splicing is catalyzed by the RNA-protein complex known as spliceosome. After the removal of introns, the exons are joined together.
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