Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exitron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-itron
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a set of alternatively spliced internal regions of protein-coding exons.

Example Sentences

"Therefore, in what ways might the processing and regulation of exitron splicing differ from that of conventional introns?"
"On the basis of their exonic and intronic nature, here we name them exitrons (exonic introns [EIs]) and define them as alternatively spliced internal regions of protein-coding exons"

Etymology

Blend of exon + intron (approximately).

Inflected Forms

exitrons (plural)

Questions

What does exitron mean?: One of a set of alternatively spliced internal regions of protein-coding exons.
Where does exitron come from?: Blend of exon + intron (approximately).

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