Introns and Exons definition and structure Flashcards
1
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Definition of Intron
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A segment of DNA or RNA molecule which does not code for proteins and interrupts the sequence of genes.
2
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Definition of Exons
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A segment of DNA or RNA molecule containing information coding for proteins or peptide sequence.
3
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Nucleotide sequences of genes repressed (silent)
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Introns
4
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Found inside the gene
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Intron
5
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Found at the two ends of a gene
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Exon
6
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Is what mature RNA contains
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Exons
7
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Expresses genes
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Exon
