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exon: Meaning and Definition of
ex•on
Pronunciation: (ek'son), [key]
— n.
- (in Britain) one of four yeomen of the guard who act as commanding officers in the absence of higher authority. Also called
ex•on
Pronunciation: (ek'son), [key]
— n. Genetics.
- any portion of an interrupted gene that is represented in the RNA product and is translated into protein. Cf. intron.
See also:
- exon (Thesaurus)
