noun
definition
A portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing and rapidly degraded.
Examples of intron in a Sentence
The cryptic intron contains sequences similar to those required for recognition of normal plant introns.
Most PEPc kinase genes contain a single conserved intron but solanaceous plants have one unusual PEPc kinase gene with a second intron.
The detailed view at the bottom reveals that the FOXP2 gene contains a number of very small exons and one very large intron.
Explosive invasion of plant mitochondria by a group I intron.
Often, a plant intron is introduced into the code for the bacterial enzyme to enhance transport of the message from nucleus to cytoplasm.
The intron database can be searched for patterns near the splice junctions.