Term: retina alternative mRNA splicing, via spliceosome
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Name: retina
Synonyms: retinas
Definition: Multi-tissue structure that contains the retinal neural layer and the retinal pigmented epithelium, and develops from the optic cup.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000152]
Name: alternative mRNA splicing, via spliceosome
Synonyms: alternative nuclear mRNA splicing, via spliceosome, splice site selection
Definition: The process of generating multiple mRNA molecules from a given set of exons by differential use of exons from the primary transcript(s) to form multiple mature mRNAs that vary in their exon composition.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0000380]    QuickGO    AmiGO