Biology - Molecular Basis of Inheritance Question with Solution | TestHub

In eukaryotes, the structural gene is split into coding sequences called exons and non-coding intervening sequences called introns.

During transcription, both exons and introns are transcribed to form the primary transcript (hnRNA).

During post-transcriptional modification (splicing), the introns are removed and the exons are joined together to form mature mRNA.

The mature mRNA is then translated into a protein. Therefore, introns are the parts of a gene that are transcribed but not translated.

Answer: intron