Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTS) refers to [NEET Biology Question]

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Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTS) refers to -

  1. Certain important expressed genes.
  2. All genes that are expressed as RNA.
  3. All genes that are expressed as proteins.
  4. All genes whether expressed or unexpressed.
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The right answer is 2) All genes that are expressed as RNA.

Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) are DNA sequences (genes) that are expressed as mRNA for protein synthesis. These are used in the human genome project for gene mapping.
So the correct answer is ‘All genes expressed as RNA’.

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