different between exon vs exonization

English

Etymology 1

Apparently an attempt to express the pronunciation of French exempt.

Noun

exon (plural exons)

1. An officer of the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

Etymology 2

From Latin ex (out) +? -on; intended to be distinguished from intron.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??ks?n/

Noun

exon (plural exons)

1. (genetics) A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule.

Coordinate terms

• intron

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• exon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• oxen, xeno-

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.z??/
• Homophone: exons

Noun

exon m (plural exons)

1. (genetics) exon

Antonyms

• intron

Derived terms

• exonique

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??kson]
• Hyphenation: exon
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

exon (plural exonok)

1. (genetics) exon (a region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule)

Declension

English

Etymology

exon +? -ization

Noun

exonization (countable and uncountable, plural exonizations)

1. (genetics) Recruiting of a new exon from non-protein-coding, intronic DNA sequences.

Related terms

• exon

Derived terms

• pseudoexonization