Adjective
self-splicing (not comparable)
(genetics, of an intron) Able to splice without the addition of any protein factors.
Biochemical mechanism Diagram illustrating the two-step biochemistry of splicing Spliceosomal splicing and self-splicing involve a two-step biochemical process. Source: Internet
Guanosine is required for an RNA splicing reaction in mRNA, when a "self-splicing" intron removes itself from the mRNA message by cutting at both ends, re-ligating, and leaving just the exons on either side to be translated into protein. Source: Internet
The splicing reaction involves a different biochemistry than the spliceosomal and self-splicing pathways. Source: Internet