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(Gr. exe, out, beyond + genos, race, kind) Produced outside of, originating from, or due to external causes. Opposite of endogenous.
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| exon |
A segment of a eukaryotic gene that is transcribed as part of the primary transcript and is retained, after processing, with other exons to form a functional mRNA molecule. See DNA; intron; split gene; splicing.
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| exonuclease |
An enzyme that digests DNA or RNA, beginning at the ends of strands. It requires a free end in order to degrade a DNA or RNA molecule. 5?exonucleases require a free 5?end and degrade the molecule in the 5´®3?direction. 3?exonucleases require a free 3?end and degrade the molecule in the opposite direction. cf endonuclease.
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| exotoxin |
A toxin released by a bacterium into the medium in which it grows.
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| exoribonuclease |
A ribonuclease that catalyzes sequential cleavage of nucleotides from the 5' or 3' end of a ribonucleotide chain.
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