Term: intron
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03141

Definition:
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.

Related Terms:
1) dna (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01597).
2) gene (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02604).
3) mrna (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03857).
4) splicing (<em>of rna, of dna</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05885).

Source: PAC, 1992, 64, 143. 'Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)' on page 158 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199264010143)

Citation: 'intron' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03141

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