Exons

The parts of a transcript of a split GENE remaining after the INTRONS are removed. They are spliced together to become a MESSENGER RNA or other functional RNA.

Year introduced: 1987

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Tree Number(s): G05.360.340.024.340.137.232

MeSH Unique ID: D005091

Entry Terms:

• Exon
• Mini-Exon
• Mini Exon
• Mini-Exons

Previous Indexing:

• Base Sequence (1977-1986)
• Genes (1977-1980)
• Genes, Structural (1977-1986)

See Also:

• Exome

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Genetic Phenomena
Genetic Structures
Genome
Genome Components
Genes
Gene Components
Exons
Hinge Exons
VDJ Exons