Exon Definition

ĕksŏn
noun
A sequence in the genetic code that supplies the information for protein formation.
Webster's New World
An officer of the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • coding DNA
Antonyms:

Other Word Forms of Exon

Noun

Singular:
exon
Plural:
exons

Origin of Exon

  • From Latin ex (out) + -on; intended to be distinguished from intron.

    From Wiktionary

  • Apparently an attempt to express the pronunciation of French exempt.

    From Wiktionary

  • ex(pressed) –on

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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