introns

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003533",
  "term": "introns",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Sequences of DNA in the genes that are located between the exons. They are transcribed along with the exons but are removed from the primary gene transcript by RNA splicing to leave mature RNA. Some introns code for separate genes.",
  "synonyms": [
    "intervening sequences",
    "mini-introns"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "nucleotide sequences",
    "gene components",
    "intergenic DNA",
    "exons",
    "RNA editing",
    "messenger RNA",
    "RNA splicing"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2017",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "intrones"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/introns/"
}