INTRON


Meaning of INTRON in English

/in"tron/ , n. Genetics.

a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription. Also called intervening sequence . Cf. exon 2 .

[ 1975-80; perh. INTR(O)- + -ON 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .