intron
noun/ˈɪntrɑn/
Frequency rank: #19,592 most common English word
Meaning
A non-coding sequence within a gene that is transcribed into RNA but spliced out before the RNA is translated into protein.
Example sentence
During gene expression, the cell removes each intron from the pre-mRNA before the remaining segments are joined together.
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