exon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Noun 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.2.1.3 Related terms 1.2.1.4 See also 1.3 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Apparently an attempt to express the pronunciation of French exempt.

[edit] Noun

exon (plural exons)

1. 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.

[edit] Noun

exon (plural exons)

1. (genetics) A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• exon trapping
• exonic
• nonexonic

[edit] Related terms

• intron

[edit] See also

• Exon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: enox
• oxen