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exome

noun

  1. sequences remaining within RNA after RNA splicing
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛksoʊm/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English exon English -ome English exome From exon + -ome.

  1. The complete exon content of an organism or individual; the subset of the genome that excludes introns.

    Because of her significant testing, Avery had had DNA sequencing of her “exome,” the part of her genome that makes proteins in the body, said Dr. Michael Wangler, a researcher at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital.