Associations to the word «Intron»

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

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