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intron
intron
English
Noun
intron (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 2004, p. 138:
- It is a medium-sized gene, then, interrupted by five longish introns.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 138:
Translations
genetics: portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing