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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
intron /ˈɪntrɒn/

▶noun Biochemistry a segment of a DNA or RNA molecule which does not code for proteins and interrupts the sequence of genes. Compare with exon1.

– derivatives
intronic adjective.

– origin 1970s: from intra- + -on.

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