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Word: Intron
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1970s: from intra-‘within’ + -on
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɪntrɒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a segment of a DNA or RNA molecule which does not code for proteins and interrupts the sequence of genes.
Short Definition:segment of DNA or RNA molecule which does not code for proteins
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