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Gene Components
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Definition
: The parts of the gene sequence that carry out the different functions of the GENES.
general; prefer specifics; do not confuse with GENOME COMPONENTS
Examples
Codon
;
Exons
;
Expressed Sequence Tags
;
3' Flanking Region
;
5' Flanking Region
;
Immunoglobulin Switch Region
;
Introns
;
Open Reading Frames
;
Regulatory Elements, Transcriptional
;
RNA 3' Polyadenylation Signals
;
RNA Splice Sites
;
RNA 5' Terminal Oligopyrimidine Sequence
;
Untranslated Regions
Other names
Gene Component; Components, Gene; Component, Gene