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nounsequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein
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Definition that contains intron
- gene (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
- factor (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
- roberts United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
- richard j. roberts United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
- cistron (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
- richard john roberts United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)