After being processing of the pre-mRNA is completed, the strand of mRNA is ready to be spliced. Splicing is the stage during which introns are removed from the strand, and the exons that remain are assembled into a finished strand of mRNA that is ready for translation. This section provides an animation and set of stills that cover the basic steps in mRNA splicing.

FIRST LOOK		ADVANCED LOOK		FLASH
An overview of mRNA splicing and its key steps.		An in-depth look at the major players and events involved in mRNA splicing		An embedded Flash movie version of the mRNA splicing animation.