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exons

/ˈɛksɒnz/

exons is the plural of exon.

Meaning of exon

Noun (1)

exon (plural exons)

  1. An officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

Noun (2)

exon (plural exons)

  1. A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule.

See all 3 meanings of exon

Questions about exons

What is exons the plural of?
Exons is the plural of exon.
How do you pronounce exons?
Exons is pronounced /ˈɛksɒnz/.

Words near exons in the dictionary

  1. exonorm
  2. exonormative
  3. exonormatively
  4. exonormativity
  5. exonorms
  6. exons
  7. exonship
  8. exonships
  9. exonuclease
  10. exonucleases
  11. exonucleasic

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