Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A sequence of DNA that codes information for protein synthesis that is transcribed to messenger RNA.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In England, the name given to each of four officers of the yeomen of the royal body-guard; an exempt.
- n. A native or inhabitant of Exeter, England.
Wiktionary
- n. genetics A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule.
- n. An officer of the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A native or inhabitant of Exeter, in England.
- n. engraving An officer of the Yeomen of the Guard; an Exempt.
WordNet 3.0
- n. sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures
Etymologies
- Apparently an attempt to express the pronunciation of French exempt. (Wiktionary)
- ex(pressed) + -on1. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Genes recombine by fusing in whole or in part, by a process known as exon shuffling exons are the separate stretches of code that are used to make one protein in split genes.”
The Wall Street Journal: Don't Look for the Soul in the Language of DNA
“Perhaps the exon is a protogene — one that's effectively dormant until it's switched on by some external factor.”
“The abnormal FSHR contained a deleted sequence of protein called exon 2 that is an important part of the protein that binds the FSH; FSHR with the exon 2 deletion was only detected in women younger than 35 who had a poor response to FSH and yielded less than four oocytes in a follicle stimulating cycle.”
“It's called exon skipping and basically patches over gene mutations that cause the disease.”
“The researchers used a novel technique called exon skipping to restore partial function to the gene involved in Duchenne.”
“The scientists used a method called exon skipping, which involves adding a genetic 'patch' to block transcription of a portion of the gene involved in DMD.”
“Had to look up "exon" by Jenny Miner on Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 at 6: 02: 40 AM”
“Sometimes it's in the first "chapter," or exon, but sometimes it might be at the end of the gene.”
“Like a proofreader searching for a typo in a book, the lab must read each exon to see if it contains a mutation.”
“Honda, SI, et al. Characterization and purification of a protein binding to the cis-acting element for brain-specific exon 1 of the mouse aromatase gene.”
The Huffington Post: T.S. Wiley: Estrogen Dilemma: There Is No Dilemma When You Know the Details
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘exon’.
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Genetics
allele, zygote, y chromosome, x linked disease, alloantigen, allopolyploid, z chromosome, x chromosome, mosaicism, allogeneic, allosome, hemizygous and 136 more...
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Aftercrimes, Geoslavery, and Thermoge...
all the words I included in this TED book.
afforestation, aftercrimes, anthrozoology, biocide, biogas, biological passport, biomining, biophilia, bioprospect, biosimilar, bisphenol A, black children and 145 more...
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"X" Words
Scrabble List
axe, box, cox, dex, fax, fix, fox, gox, hex, kex, lax, lex and 77 more...
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bioinformatics and bioengineering words
What happens when you put a (former) English major at a bioinformatics and bioengineering summer institute? A list of wacky bio-words, of course!
proteomics, genomics, contig, dinucleotide, spectrometry, fovea, metagenomics, peptide, phylogenetics, protozoan, heterocyst, intracellular and 73 more...
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