Exon

Exon

The part of an mRNA molecule that specifies the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide during translation. See also coding sequence.

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exon

Biology; Immunology

The region of DNA coding for a protein or a segment of a protein.

exon

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A nucleotide sequence (of DNA or RNA) in a gene that codes for part or all of the gene product or for some control function. In eukaryotes, exons are separated by non-coding ...

exon

Archaeology; Evolution

The nucleotide sequences of some genes consist of parts that code for amino acids, with other parts that do not code for amino acids interspersed among them. The coding parts, ...

exon

Biology; Cell biology

The DNA bases that code for an amino acid sequence. Exons are separated by introns that code for no amino acid sequences.

exon

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A segment of a eukaryotic gene that is transcribed as part of the primary transcript and is retained, after processing, with other exons to form a functional mRNA molecule.

interstitial wear

Archaeology; Human evolution

See interproximal wear.

one gene-one enzyme hypothesis

Archaeology; Human evolution

The hypothesis, based on Beadle and Tatum's studies in biochemical genetics, that each gene controls the synthesis of one enzyme.

formation processes

Archaeology; Human evolution

Those processes affecting the way in which archaeological materials came to be buried, and theirsubsequent history afterwards. Cultural formation processes include the deliberate ...

subspecies

Archaeology; Human evolution

A geographically defined aggregate of local populations which differs with various degrees of significance (depending on the author) from other such subdivisions of the species.