A sequence within a gene that is removed by RNA splicing during maturation of the final mRNA

Exons, introns, and talking genes : the science behind the Human Genome Project / Christopher Wills.

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Exons, introns, and talking genes : the science behind the Human Genome Project / Christopher Wills.