Intron

Intron

The DNA sequence in a eukaryotic gene that is not translated into a protein.

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intron

Science; General science

A nucleotide sequence in a gene that does not code for the gene product. Introns, which occur principally in eukaryotes, are transcribed into messenger RNA but are subsequently ...

intron

Biology; Immunology

A segment of DNA that does not code for protein: the intervening sequence of nucleotides between coding sequences or exons.

intron

Natural environment; Coral reefs

DNA sequences that interrupt the protein-coding sequence of a gene; introns are transcribed into mrna but the sequences are eliminated from the RNA before it is used to make ...

intron

Archaeology; Evolution

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

intron

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The DNA sequence in a eukaryotic gene that is not translated into a protein.

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