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exon

Pronunciation: /ˈɛksɑn/

The English word “exon” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
  2. A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule.

Etymology

Apparently an attempt to express the pronunciation of French exempt.

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