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intron

/ɪnˈtrɒn/ noun · British & US
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What does intron mean?

noun

A noncoding region within a gene that is removed by RNA splicing during the processing of a primary transcript into a mature messenger RNA.

Example

"The intron was removed during the RNA splicing process, resulting in a mature mRNA molecule."

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