INTRON


Meaning of INTRON in English

[ 'ɪntrɒn ]

■ noun Biochemistry a segment of a DNA or RNA molecule which does not code for proteins and interrupts the sequence of genes. Compare with exon 1 .

Derivatives

~ic adjective

Origin

1970s: from intra- + -on .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.