Intron (intervening Sequence) At Biology Glossary

What is it? A DNA segment of largely unknown function within a gene that specifically interupts the coding (exon) sequences of that gene. Introns are transcribed as part of the normal gene primary transcript, but intron sequences are not found in the functional mRNA. Intron sequences are removed from the primary transcript by a splicing mechanism.

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