exonal

E1X8O1N1A1L1

adjective

Relating to an exon

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Meanings

adjectiveexonal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyRelating to an exon

    Since the average gene has a mean of 8.8 exons each a mean of 145 base pairs (bp) long, the average gene has a mean exonal sequence length of ~1,300 bp [40 ].

    2015 October 17, “Analytical and Clinical Validation of a Digital Sequencing Panel for Quantitative, Highly Accurate Evaluation of Cell-Free Circulating Tumor DNA”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From exon + -al.

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