Words Like INTRON

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1 Alternative Words Similar to intron

1 Exon Noun Antonym Words Like Exon

3 definitions of intron

1 sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein

2 A segment of a gene situated between exons that is removed before translation of messenger RNA and does not function in coding for protein synthesis.

3 A portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing and rapidly degraded.

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