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Exon vs Microdystrophin - What's the difference?

exon | microdystrophin |

As nouns the difference between exon and microdystrophin

is that exon is an officer of the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.microdystrophin is a truncated form of dystrophin missing most of the internal exons.

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)

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    microdystrophin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A truncated form of dystrophin missing most of the internal exons