Amplimexon
Amplimexon
Amplimexon (pronounced am-pli-mex-on) is a term used in the field of genetics to describe a specific type of exon, or segment of DNA, that is amplified in certain genetic conditions. The term is derived from the Latin "ampli-", meaning "large" or "expanded", and the Greek "exon", meaning "out of".
Etymology
The term "Amplimexon" is a combination of two words. The first part, "ampli-", comes from the Latin word "amplus", which means large or expanded. The second part, "-exon", is derived from the Greek word "exon", which means "out of". This term was coined to describe a specific type of exon that is amplified or increased in size in certain genetic conditions.
Related Terms
- Exon: An exon is a segment of DNA that codes for a part of the final mature RNA produced by that gene after introns have been removed by RNA splicing. The term exon refers to both the DNA sequence within a gene and to the corresponding sequence in RNA transcripts.
- Intron: An intron is any nucleotide sequence within a gene that is removed by RNA splicing during maturation of the final RNA product.
- DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix carrying genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth and reproduction of all known organisms and many viruses.
- RNA: Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a polymeric molecule essential in various biological roles in coding, decoding, regulation and expression of genes.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Amplimexon
- Wikipedia's article - Amplimexon
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