discontinuous gene

A gene in which the coding information is split up between two or more strand lengths called EXONS, which are separated from each other by non-coding sections called INTRONS. Many genes are discontinuous.

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discontinuous gene

see INTERRUPTED GENE.

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interrupted gene
intron
splicing

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