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exitron

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

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

Examples

“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”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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