exon

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[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.
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region of a gene
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