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Definition of Exons
1. exon [n] - See also: exon
Medical Definition of Exons
1. Coding regions of messenger RNA included in the genetic transcript which survive the processing of RNA in cell nuclei to become part of a spliced messenger of structural RNA in the cytoplasm. They include joining and diversity exons of immunoglobulin genes. (12 Dec 1998)