Crossword clues for exon
exon
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Exon \Ex"on\, n. [NL., from E. Exe (Celt. uisge water) the name of a river.] A native or inhabitant of Exeter, in England.
Exon \Ex"on\, n. [F. expect an under officer.] An officer of the Yeomen of the Guard; an Exempt. [Eng.]
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. An officer of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeomen%20of%20the%20Guard Etymology 2
n. (context genetics English) A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule.
WordNet
n. sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns" [syn: coding DNA] [ant: intron]
Wikipedia
An exon is any part of a gene that will become a part of the final mature RNA produced by that gene after introns have been removed by RNA splicing. The term exon refers to both the DNA sequence within a gene and to the corresponding sequence in RNA transcripts. In RNA splicing, introns are removed and exons are covalently joined to one another as part of generating the mature messenger RNA.
Exon may refer to:
- Exon, a region of DNA that is represented in the mature form of RNA
- Exoniensis or Exon., the Post-Nominal Letters for alumni / degrees from the University of Exeter
- Exon can also refer to the signature of the Bishop of Exeter
- J. James Exon, the U.S. Senator
- Exon is a rank for an officer in the Yeomen of the Guard
It may also be a spelling error for:
- ExxonMobil, the energy company
- Exxon, a brand of fuel sold by ExxonMobil
Usage examples of "exon".
Talbert Exon, is a man of fifty-seven, and ordinarily a tough, hard, active, and fiery old devil.
He offered to drive me back to the Exon house when I had finished my investigations in town, but I did not know how long those investigations would take, so I told him I would hire a car when I was ready to return.
Talbert Exon, his face flushed with fever, his nightshirt hanging limply around his wasted legs.
The lovely Caywood, when she recovered, denied that Exon had talked of murder or any other crime during his delirium.
The genetic profile of the individual you nicknamed Brown Fleece contains both the intron suite and the mutant exon typical of demiclones.
Perhaps Haluk scientists have already noticed this rogue exon and researched it.
Later, when the demiclone project was established, she was forced to describe the mutant exon in the marker group.
Mystery Mutant Exon, or my suspicion that the eradication therapy might not be permanent.
Known as the Exon force, after the crucial two percent of human DNA that actually contains genetic information, they sported metallic silver sashes over their crimson uniforms.
Unlike his Exon guards, these soldiers were not superhuman like himself, merely ordinary men who had wisely chosen to entrust their futures to him.
He smoothed down the silver sash across his chest, which he had donned in solidarity with his loyal Exon warriors.
Since Khan had taken possession of Muroroa, that particular atoll had become more deadly still, guarded day and night by a squadron of his finest Exon warriors.
Dead Exon soldiers, or pieces thereof, littered the earth around them.
A couple of days later, I had another night meeting on the issue, with members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, including Senators Sam Nunn, James Exon, Carl Levin, Robert Byrd, Edward Kennedy, Bob Graham, Jeff Bingaman, John Glenn, Richard Shelby, Joe Lieberman, and Chuck Robb.
By comparison, we Haluk have a smaller percentage of introns, even though our total number of exons is close to the human complement.