English Explanatory Dictionary

exon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
noun
  1. A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule.
name
  1. A surname

Pronunciation

/ˈɛksɑn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-exon.wav

Word forms

exon exons

Etymology

Apparently an attempt to express the pronunciation of French exempt.

Derived words

exitron exome exonal exon capture exonic exonization exonized exonship exon shuffling exon trapping exonull interexon intraexon microexon miniexon multiexon pseudoexon subexon Exon Domesday
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