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exonization

exonization noun: recruiting of a new exon from non-protein-coding, intronic DNA sequences.

Noun

exonization (countable and uncountable, plural exonizations)

  1. Recruiting of a new exon from non-protein-coding, intronic DNA sequences.

Forms of exonization

pluralexonizations

Origin of exonization

From exon + -ization.

Words formed from exonization

Questions about exonization

What does exonization mean?
Exonization means recruiting of a new exon from non-protein-coding, intronic DNA sequences.
What part of speech is exonization?
Exonization is a noun.
What is the plural of exonization?
The plural of exonization is exonizations.

Words near exonization in the dictionary

  1. Exonian
  2. Exonians
  3. exonic
  4. exonically
  5. exonisation
  6. exonization
  7. exonizations
  8. exonized
  9. exonorm
  10. exonormative
  11. exonormatively

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