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• A DNA sequence that is ultimately translated into protein. See DNA.
  Susan Allender-Hagedorn and Charles Hagedorn - Cite This Source - This Definition
• A segment of a eukaryotic gene that is transcribed as part of the primary transcript and is retained, after processing, with other exons to form a functional mRNA molecule. Many eukaryotic genes are composed of a mosaic of exons and introns.
  UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition
• Browse Related Terms: conservation, editing, intervening sequence, Intron, splicing, splicing junction, split gene

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