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EXON
The region of a gene that contains the code for producing the gene ' s protein . Each exon codes for a specific portion of the complete protein . In some species (including humans), a gene ' s exons are separated by long regions of DNA (called introns or sometimes " junk DNA " ) that have no apparent function. (from National Human Genome Research Institute)
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