exon

English

Etymology 1

Apparently an attempt to express the pronunciation of French exempt.

Noun

exon (plural exons)

1. An officer of the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

Etymology 2

From Latin ex (out) + -on; intended to be distinguished from intron.

Noun

exon (plural exons)

1. (genetics) A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule.

Translations

region of a gene

• Icelandic: táknröð f
• Mandarin: 外顯子 (cmn)

• Swedish: exon (sv) c

Derived terms

• exon trapping
• exonic
• nonexonic

Related terms

• intron

See also

• Exon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• oxen