intron
English
editEtymology
editFrom intragenic region.
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editNoun
editintron (plural introns)
- (genetics) A portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing and rapidly degraded.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 138:
- It is a medium-sized gene, then, interrupted by five longish introns.
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editTranslations
editgenetics: portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing