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- noun Plural form of
exon .
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DDS: These individuals carry specific alterations known as missense mutations, mostly in exons 8 or 9 of one working copy of the WT1 gene.
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Molecular basis and characterization of the hyperinsulinism/hyperammonemia syndrome: predominance of mutations in exons 11 and 12 of the glutamate dehydrogenase gene.
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Alternative splicing is a big one, as it allows one specific mRNA to be spliced into a variety of forms by leaving out certain exons or by recognizing alternative splice sites.
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Alternative splicing is a big one, as it allows one specific mRNA to be spliced into a variety of forms by leaving out certain exons or by recognizing alternative splice sites.
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During the splicing process exons from the two genes are spliced to form an RNA molecule that specifies the synthesis of a new protein, a so-called fusion protein.
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The gene is spliced together out of portions called exons, excluding the introns, a bit of post-transcriptional editing that permits splice variants to be made, and that can increase the diversity of gene products.
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The gene is spliced together out of portions called exons, excluding the introns, a bit of post-transcriptional editing that permits splice variants to be made, and that can increase the diversity of gene products.
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Then the remaining sections, known as exons, the sections of bases that code for the wanted amino acids, must be spliced together by a very clever splicer.
THE HIDDEN FACE OF GOD GERALD L. SCHROEDER 2001
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Then the remaining sections, known as exons, the sections of bases that code for the wanted amino acids, must be spliced together by a very clever splicer.
THE HIDDEN FACE OF GOD GERALD L. SCHROEDER 2001
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Instead of looking for large-scale changes like CNVs, exome sequencing focuses on small changes that take place in key areas: the one to two percent of the human genome that actually codes for proteins this portion is contained in things called exons, hence the term "exome".
Ars Technica John Timmer 2011
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