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Exon vs Hexon - What's the difference?

exon | hexon |

As nouns the difference between exon and hexon

is that exon is (label) (region of a gene) while hexon is (biology|biochemistry) any small biological structure that has hexagonal symmetry.

exon

English

Etymology 1

Apparently an attempt to express the pronunciation of (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • An officer of the

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) + -on; intended to be distinguished from intron.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (genetics) A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule.
    • Derived terms
    * exon trapping * exonic * nonexonic
    Related terms
    * intron
    See also
    * ("exon" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

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    hexon

    English

    Noun

    (hexon protein) (en noun)
  • (biology, biochemistry) Any small biological structure that has hexagonal symmetry