sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein
intron
| ... is a Kind of: intron |
is a kind of:
- deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA — a nucleic acid found in the nucleus of a cell and consisting of a polymer formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
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 | junction sequence (cell and molecular biology) |
| maturase (cell and molecular biology) |
| intervening sequence (genetics) |
 | Why do eukaryotes have introns in DNA? Read answer... |
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| Are introns or exons on prokaryotic mRNA? Read answer... |
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 | Differences between exons and introns? |
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