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Life Sciences => Cells, Microbes & Viruses => Topic started by: thedoc on 22/02/2016 15:50:01

Title: What are introns and exons?
Post by: thedoc on 22/02/2016 15:50:01

Patrick asked the Naked Scientists:
   What are introns and exons ? Are they part of the neuron system?
What do you think?

Title: Re: What are introns and exons?
Post by: chiralSPO on 22/02/2016 16:13:44

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=+What+are+introns+and+exons+%3F

(sorry for the snark...)

Title: Re: What are introns and exons?
Post by: evan_au on 22/02/2016 19:36:37

Quote from: Patrick

Are they part of the neuron system?

Neurons (nerves) are cells, which are formed from many proteins.
Many of these proteins will be formed from non-contiguous sections of DNA, containing introns and exons.

This affects all cells, not just nerve cells.