intron

See also: intrón and íntron

English

Etymology

From intragenic region.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɪntɹɒn/

Noun

intron (plural introns)

(genetics) A portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing and rapidly degraded.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 138:
  It is a medium-sized gene, then, interrupted by five longish introns.

Coordinate terms

exon, extron

Derived terms

Translations

genetics: portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing

Chinese:
Mandarin: 内含子 (nèihánzǐ)
French: intron (fr)
Hungarian: intron
Icelandic: innröð f
Italian: introne (it)
Khmer: អន្តោរាណូ (ɑɑntaorɔn)
Portuguese: íntron
Russian: интро́н (ru) m (intrón)
Spanish: intrón (es)
Swedish: intron (sv)

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