Associations to the word «Intron»

Wiktionary

INTRON, noun. (genetics) A portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing and rapidly degraded.

Dictionary definition

INTRON, noun. Sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis