exon

Speech parts

1. exon - Noun

2. Exon - Proper noun

Meaning

A native or inhabitant of Exeter, in England.

An officer of the Yeomen of the Guard; an Exempt.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

coding DNA exempt Exxon exonic open reading frame coding exon coding region coding sequence gene segment protein-coding region transcript region coding portion coding segment expressed sequence gene coding region
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Antonyms

intron

Hypernyms

DNA deoxyribonucleic acid desoxyribonucleic acid

Phrases with the word

coding exon exon-skipping

Anagrams

oxen

Examples

exons are interspersed with introns Source: Internet

Acquired mutations (eg, W515L and W515K) are associated with severe anemia and have been detected in patients with ET or MF but not in patients with PV mutation (S505N; exon 10) has also been found in a Japanese pedigree with familial ET. Source: Internet

An inherited mutation (S505N; exon 10) has also been found in a Japanese pedigree with familial ET. Source: Internet

However, the term exon is often misused to refer only to coding sequences for the final protein. Source: Internet

Exonization is the creation of a new exon, as a result of mutations in intronic sequences. citation Polycistronic messages have multiple ORFs in one transcript and also have small regions of untranslated sequence between each ORF. Source: Internet

In order to create a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) knockout, an exon containing the nucleotides 3704-5364 was removed from the gene. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

exomphalous exomphalus exomusculature Exon Domesday exon shuffling exon-skipping