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exon

/ˈɛk.sɒn/

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noun

/ˈɛk.sɒn/C1formalscientific
  • ruСегмент ДНК гена, который кодирует белок и сохраняется в зрелой матричной РНК после сплайсинга.

A segment of a gene's DNA that codes for a protein and is retained in the mature messenger RNA after splicing.

  1. Coding region of a geneC1formalscientific

    A segment of a gene's DNA that is transcribed into RNA and subsequently translated into protein structures, carrying the instructions for building proteins.

    ruКодирующая область гена

    • The gene contains several exons separated by non-coding introns.
    • Mutations in an exon can alter the final protein's function.
    • Scientists compared the exon sequences across different species to study evolution.
    • The exon region was amplified using PCR for further analysis.

    Antonymsintron

Forms
  • exons plural form
  • exons' possessive plural form
  • exon's possessive singular form