An intervening section of
DNA occuring almost exclusively within a eukaryotic
gene but which is not translated to amino acid sequences in the gene product. The introns are removed from the premature
mRNA through a process called
splicing to form an active
mRNA.
Source: PAC, 1992,
64, 143. (
Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 158 [
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