exonization

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noun

Recruiting of a new exon from non-protein-coding, intronic DNA sequences.

Scrabble 27

Meanings

nounexonization (countable and uncountable, plural exonizations)

plural exonizations

  1. countableuncountablebiologyRecruiting of a new exon from non-protein-coding, intronic DNA sequences.

Origin

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APA

exonization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exonization

MLA

“exonization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exonization. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exonization,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exonization.

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