How do polycistronic gene work as opposed to monocistronic gene? I know that polycistronic genes codes for more than 1 protein while monocistronic gene codes for only 1 protein, but what exactly does that mean?
So given that polycistronic and monocistronic gene both makes protein A, B, and C:
First, both genes get transcribed from DNA to mRNA, forming a single long strand, and polycistronic gets translated in the form of a single long strand of mRNA that gives rise to proteins A B C after translation, while monocistronic mRNA gets spliced after post-transcriptional processing, forming 3 separate mRNA strands that separately codes for protein A, B, and C?
Also, is alternative splicing always associated with monocistronic gene since it is part of post-transcriptional processing, which only happens in monocistronic gene ?
So given that polycistronic and monocistronic gene both makes protein A, B, and C:
First, both genes get transcribed from DNA to mRNA, forming a single long strand, and polycistronic gets translated in the form of a single long strand of mRNA that gives rise to proteins A B C after translation, while monocistronic mRNA gets spliced after post-transcriptional processing, forming 3 separate mRNA strands that separately codes for protein A, B, and C?
Also, is alternative splicing always associated with monocistronic gene since it is part of post-transcriptional processing, which only happens in monocistronic gene ?