intron

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈɪntɹɒn/

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.

Translations

• French: intron
• Italian: introne
• Portuguese: íntron
• Russian: интро́н
• Spanish: intrón

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