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Concept: Intron

Superconcept: DNA-Noncoding-Sequence


Component Semantics:

Intron
Definition: Region of a eucaryotic gene that does not code for protein but is transcribed into an RNA molecule and then excised by RNA splicing to produce mRNA. Alberts:ECB:G-10.

Relevant concepts: Eucaryotic-Gene

Relevant concepts: Intron-End-Sequence

Relevant concepts: DNA-Noncoding-Sequence

Relevant concepts: Non-Transcribed-Region

Relevant concepts: Intron-Branch-Sequence

Relevant concepts: Intron-Beginning-Sequence

Relevant concepts: Spacer-DNA-Region