exon

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

• 🇵🇹Segmento de DNA de um gene que codifica proteína e permanece no RNA mensageiro maduro após o splicing.

1. Coding region of a gene C1 formal scientific

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

   • 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.

   🇵🇹Éxon

   Antônimos: intron

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