exon

== English == === Etymology 1 === Apparently an attempt to express the pronunciation of French exempt. ==== Noun ==== exon (plural exons) An officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard. === Etymology 2 === Combination of the prefix ex of the term expressed (region) and the term intron. ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛksɑn/ ==== Noun ==== exon (plural exons) (genetics) A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule. ===== Coordinate terms ===== intron ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== exon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ===== References ===== === Anagrams === oxen, xeno- == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɡ.zɔ̃/ Homophone: exons === Noun === exon m (plural exons) (genetics) exon Antonym: intron ==== Derived terms ==== exonique == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛkson] Hyphenation: exon Rhymes: -on === Noun === exon (plural exonok) (genetics) exon (a region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule) ==== Declension ====