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intron

English

Etymology

From intragenic region.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /??nt??n/

Noun

intron (plural introns)

  1. (genetics) A portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing and rapidly degraded.
    • 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 138:
      It is a medium-sized gene, then, interrupted by five longish introns.

Coordinate terms

  • exon, extron

Derived terms

  • intronic
  • intronization
  • intronless

Translations

intron From the web:

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  • what do introns do
  • what intron mean
  • what introns do eukaryotes have
  • introns what they do
  • what are introns in biology
  • what are introns and exons quizlet
  • what splices introns

spliceosome

English

Alternative forms

  • splicosome

Etymology

splice +? -o- +? -some

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?spla?sio??so?m/, /?spla?s??so?m/

Noun

spliceosome (plural spliceosomes)

  1. (genetics) A dynamic complex of RNA and protein subunits that removes introns from precursor mRNA.

Derived terms

  • prespliceosome
  • spliceosomal
  • supraspliceosome

spliceosome From the web:

  • what do spliceosomes do
  • what are spliceosomes composed of
  • what does spliceosome consists of
  • what is a spliceosome quizlet
  • what is a spliceosome used for
  • spliceosome meaning
  • what is the spliceosome pathway
  • what is the role of spliceosomes
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