Definition of Spliceosome

1. Noun. (genetics) A dynamic complex of RNA and protein subunits that removes introns from precursor mRNA. ¹

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Medical Definition of Spliceosome

1. A complex of small nuclear organelles in which the splicing and excision reactions that remove introns from precursor messenger RNA molecules occur. One component of a spliceosome are small nuclear RNA molecules (u1, u2, u4, u5, u6) that collaborate with proteins, to help create RNA structures (snurps) that participate in hnRNA splicing. Origin: Gr. Soma = body (08 Aug 2003)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spliceosome

splents
splenule
splenulus
splenunculus
spleuchan
spleuchans
splice
splice grafting
splice tape
splice tapes
splice the mainbrace
splice variant
splice variants
spliced
spliceosomal
spliceosome (current term)
spliceosomes
splicer
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splices
splicing
splicing endonuclease
splicings
splicosome
splif
spliff
spliffs
splifs
spline
splined

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