noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing and rapidly degraded.

   "It is a medium-sized gene, then, interrupted by five longish introns."

2. 2
   sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein wordnet

Synonyms

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exonnoncoding dna

Antonyms

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exon

Example

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"It is a medium-sized gene, then, interrupted by five longish introns."

Etymology

From intragenic region.

Related phrases

rna splicingsplit gene

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