exon
Gene's kept part
An exon is a segment of a gene that codes for protein.
Genes contain alternating exons and introns; during protein synthesis, introns are spliced out while exons are joined together to form the final messenger RNA.
The term comes from "expressed region," since exons are the parts that get expressed as protein.
Base triplet encoding amino
- reading frameTriplet-grouping starting point
- open reading frameUninterrupted codon sequence
- tripletSet of three
- amino acidProtein's molecular subunit
protein · polypeptide · translation · ribosome · synonymous · nonsense · frameshift
Genetic code subunit
Unspliced gene copy
- junctionPoint where things meet
- lariatNoosed catching rope
- alternative splicingVariable exon inclusion during transcription
- constitutiveForming essential structure
Removal of content
- insertionPlacing something within
- duplicationMaking an identical copy
- point mutationSingle nucleotide change in DNA
- variantDiffering form of something
polymorphism · pathogenic · hereditary · genetic disease · BRCA · diagnostic
codon
Base triplet encoding amino
- reading frameTriplet-grouping starting point
- open reading frameUninterrupted codon sequence
- tripletSet of three
amino acid · protein · polypeptide · translation · ribosome · synonymous · nonsense · frameshift
nucleotide
Genetic code subunit
- base pairTwo matched nucleotides bonded
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- flankingAt the sides of
boundary · length · conserved · motif · domain · UTR · genomic
pre-mRNA
Unspliced gene copy
- junctionPoint where things meet
- lariatNoosed catching rope
- alternative splicingVariable exon inclusion during transcription
deletion
Removal of content
- insertionPlacing something within
- duplicationMaking an identical copy
- point mutationSingle nucleotide change in DNA
variant · polymorphism · pathogenic · hereditary · genetic disease · BRCA · diagnostic
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