Associations to the word «Intron»
Noun
- Mrna
- Rna
- Nucleotide
- Phylogeny
- Transcript
- Kb
- Genes
- Gene
- Genome
- Sequence
- Deletion
- Insertion
- Transcription
- Promoter
- Allele
- Dna
- Chromosome
- Cleavage
- Yeast
- Pairing
- Duplication
- Mutation
- Protein
- Subunit
- Helix
- Vertebrate
- Retention
- Hepatitis
- Precursor
- Poly
- Phosphate
- Consensus
- Removal
- Editing
- Polymerase
- Residue
- Substitution
- Repeat
- Subtype
- Intermediate
- Messenger
- Pre
- Donor
- Gu
- Cloning
- Interrupt
- Replication
- Junk
- Strand
- Pheasant
- Alfa
- Peptide
- Bind
- Mechanism
- Molecule
Adjective
Wiktionary
INTRON, noun. (genetics) A portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing and rapidly degraded.
Dictionary definition
INTRON, noun. Sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.