exon

Definition of Exon in English :

1. coding dna, exon

sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures

Example Sentences:
'exons are interspersed with introns'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Exon

noun

British

one of the four officers who command the Yeomen of the Guard

noun

any segment of a discontinuous gene the segments of which are separated by introns

Compare intron

noun

a sequence in the genetic code that supplies the information for protein formation

n.

A nucleotide sequence that is found in a gene, codes information for protein synthesis, and is transcribed to messenger RNA.