This class of mRNAs is expressed from genes that lack introns yet the transcripts end in polyA tails. These tails are formed by a mechanism similar to that for pre-mRNAs containing introns. It is believed that there is a cis-element that replaces the 3' splice site that normally serves to activate polyadenylation of intron containing pre-mRNAs.
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