INTRON


Meaning of INTRON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin-ˌträn ]

noun

Etymology: int e r vening sequence + -on (II)

Date: 1978

: a polynucleotide sequence in a nucleic acid that does not code information for protein synthesis and is removed before translation of messenger RNA — compare exon

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