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Intron
noun
/ˈɪntɹɒn/
Word Frequency:
0.4
Definitions
1.
noun
A portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing and rapidly degraded.
Synonyms
splicing
protointron
intein
exon
mirtron
spliceosome
pseudoexon
microexon
precore
primary transcript
miniexon
progenome
Rhymes With
print run
cintron
flint run
intra in
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