Definitions for intron

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intron in·tron

Spelling: [in-tron]

IPA: /ˈɪn trɒn/

Intron is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 74 anagrams from letters in intron (innort).

Definitions for intron

noun

1. a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.

Origin of intron

1975-80; perhaps intr(o)- + -on¹