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exonal

exonal adjective: relating to an exon.

Adjective

exonal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to an exon
    • Since the average gene has a mean of 8.8 exons each a mean of 145 base pairs (bp) long, the average gene has a mean exonal sequence length of ~1,300 bp [40 ].2015 October 17, “Analytical and Clinical Validation of a Digital Sequencing Panel for Quantitative, Highly Accurate Evaluation of Cell-Free Circulating Tumor DNA”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of exonal

From exon + -al.

Questions about exonal

What does exonal mean?
Exonal means relating to an exon.
What part of speech is exonal?
Exonal is an adjective.

Words near exonal in the dictionary

  1. exomusculature
  2. exomusculatures
  3. exon
  4. Exon Domesday
  5. exon shuffling
  6. exonal
  7. exonarthex
  8. exonarthexes
  9. exoneme
  10. exonemes
  11. exonerable

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