exon

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exon

A scientist points to an exon sequence on a large DNA model.

Definition

Noun: 1. A segment of a DNA or RNA molecule containing information coding for a protein or peptide sequence. In genes, exons are the coding regions that are expressed. They are interspersed with non-coding segments called introns, which are removed during RNA processing.

Usage

The word "exon" is a specialized scientific term used primarily in the fields of genetics, molecular biology, and biochemistry. It refers to the functional, protein-coding parts of a gene.

Examples
  • Noun:
    • The gene consists of four exons and three introns.
    • Mutations within an exon can directly alter the structure of the resulting protein.
    • During splicing, the introns are removed, and the exons are joined together to form messenger RNA (mRNA).
Advanced Usage
  • Exon Skipping: A therapeutic approach where specific exons are omitted during RNA splicing, used to treat certain genetic disorders like Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
    • The drug promotes exon skipping to restore the reading frame of the dystrophin gene.
  • Exon Shuffling: A molecular mechanism for forming new genes, where exons from different genes are recombined.
    • Exon shuffling is considered an important process in the evolution of protein diversity.
Variants and Related Words
  • Exonic (adjective): Pertaining to or of the nature of an exon.
    • They studied the exonic sequences for mutations.
  • Exonization (noun): The evolutionary process by which a new exon is created from previously non-coding DNA.
    • The paper described the exonization of an Alu element.
Synonyms
  • Coding sequence (CDS): Refers to the portion of a gene's DNA or RNA that codes for protein. (Note: While highly overlapping, "exon" can sometimes include untranslated regions, whereas CDS is strictly the translated part.)
  • Expressed sequence: A general term for parts of the genome that are transcribed.
Antonyms
  • Intron (noun): A non-coding sequence of DNA that is interspersed between exons and is removed during RNA processing.
    • Introns are spliced out, leaving only the exons in the mature mRNA.
exon

A scientist points to an exon sequence on a large DNA model.

Noun
  1. sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures
    • exons are interspersed with introns

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