Encyclopedia > Exon

Article Content

Exon

In genetics, exons are the regions of a transcribed gene that are not spliced out and which are retained in the final mRNA molecule as part of the protein-coding region. See also intron, the sections of RNA that are spliced out.

Exon trapping[?] is a clever molecular biology technique that exploits the existence of the intron-exon architecture to find new genes.

Featured Article

Flapper

... a young woman from the 1920s who dresses unconventionally and flaunts her disdain for "decent" behavior. The flapper represented a new breed of woman, unafraid to wear ...