exon
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[edit] Etymology 1
Apparently an attempt to express the pronunciation of French exempt.
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exon (plural exons)
- An officer of the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
[edit] Etymology 2
From Latin ex (out) + -on; intended to be distinguished from intron.
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exon (plural exons)
[edit] Translations
region of a gene
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