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Definition of Exon

Exon
Exon Ex"on, n. [NL., from E. Exe (Celt. uisge water) the name of a river.] A native or inhabitant of Exeter, in England.
Exon
Exon Ex"on, n. [F. expect an under officer.] An officer of the Yeomen of the Guard; an Exempt. [Eng.]

Meaning of Exon from wikipedia

- An exon is any part of a gene that will form a part of the final mature RNA produced by that gene after introns have been removed by RNA splicing. The...
- Exon trapping is a molecular biology technique to identify potential exons in a fragment of eukaryote DNA of unknown intron-exon structure. This is done...
- Exon shuffling is a molecular mechanism for the formation of new genes. It is a process through which two or more exons from different genes can be brought...
- John James Exon (August 9, 1921 – June 10, 2005) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 33rd Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979...
- molecular biology, exon skipping is a form of RNA splicing used to cause cells to “skip” over faulty or misaligned sections (exons) of genetic code, leading...
- Tandem exon duplication is defined as duplication of exons within the same gene to give rise to the subsequent exon. A complete exon analysis of all genes...
- Look up exon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Exon may refer to: Exon, a region of DNA that is represented in the mature form of RNA Exoribonuclease...
- Natalie Exon (born 7 December 1992) is an Australian rules footballer playing for St Kilda in the AFL Women's. Exon was born in 1992. She was playing...
- particular exons of a gene may be included within or excluded from the final, processed messenger RNA (mRNA) produced from that gene. This means the exons are...
- splicing enhancer (ESE) is a DNA sequence motif consisting of 6 bases within an exon that directs, or enhances, accurate splicing of heterogeneous nuclear RNA...