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Explore Exons through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Exons | Exon

Exons meaning

plural of exon

Using Exons

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of exon
  • In the example corpus, exons often appears in combinations such as: of exons, exons can, the exons.

Context around Exons

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

correct 1× surrounding 1× unrelated 1×

Often after:

together 1× top 1×

Sentence patterns with Exons

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and three exons top 1× exons can be 1× incorporation of exons 1× instead of exons are fused 1× just the exons on either 1× location of exons and introns 1× of the exons will be 1× remainder of exons 4 through 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

exons can be 1× guanosine is required 1× if the genomic 1× nuclear pre mrna 1× shuffling two unrelated 1× simple illustration of 1×

Common sentence endings:

are fused together 1× can be retained 1× correct exons together 1× in the gene 1× incorporation of exons 1× ligand binding domain 1×

Words around Exons

Just before it in the word index:

exonic 2 exonerees 2 exoneree 3 exonerations 9 exoneration 54 exonerating 22

Just after it in the word index:

exonym 6 exophthalmos 2 exoplanet 78 exoplanetary 2 exoplanets 52 exopolysaccharides 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Exons

  • In this selection, "exons" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, correct, surrounding, unrelated, together and top stand out and add context to how "exons" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and three exons top and exons can be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "exons" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with exons

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Exons can be extended or skipped, or introns can be retained. (11 words)

The remaining parts, called exteins instead of exons, are fused together. (11 words)

Nuclear pre-mRNA introns are often much longer than their surrounding exons. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Guanosine is required for an RNA splicing reaction in mRNA, when a "self-splicing" intron removes itself from the mRNA message by cutting at both ends, re-ligating, and leaving just the exons on either side to be translated into protein. (41 words)

This difference may result from the extensive use of alternative pre-mRNA splicing in humans, which provides the ability to build a very large number of modular proteins through the selective incorporation of exons. (34 words)

Shuffling two unrelated exons can create a novel gene product or, more likely, an intron. citation Applications main The first TE was discovered in maize (Zea mays) and is named dissociator (Ds). (32 words)

Example sentences (11)

This enables the formation of the correct protein by removal of the correct intron - splicing - and joining the correct exons together.

Exons can be extended or skipped, or introns can be retained.

Guanosine is required for an RNA splicing reaction in mRNA, when a "self-splicing" intron removes itself from the mRNA message by cutting at both ends, re-ligating, and leaving just the exons on either side to be translated into protein.

If the genomic DNA sequence of a gene is known, RT-PCR can be used to map the location of exons and introns in the gene.

Nuclear pre-mRNA introns are often much longer than their surrounding exons.

Shuffling two unrelated exons can create a novel gene product or, more likely, an intron. citation Applications main The first TE was discovered in maize (Zea mays) and is named dissociator (Ds).

Simple illustration of an unspliced mRNA precursor, with two introns and three exons (top).

Some of the exons will be wholly or part of the 5' untranslated region ( 5' UTR ) or the 3' untranslated region ( 3' UTR ) of each transcript.

The remainder of exons 4 through 8 encodes the ligand binding domain.

The remaining parts, called exteins instead of exons, are fused together.

This difference may result from the extensive use of alternative pre-mRNA splicing in humans, which provides the ability to build a very large number of modular proteins through the selective incorporation of exons.

Common combinations with exons

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "exons" in a sentence?
An example: "This enables the formation of the correct protein by removal of the correct intron - splicing - and joining the correct exons together." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "exons" from authentic English texts.
What does "exons" mean?
Exons means: plural of exon
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