protein intron

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Definition of protein intron in English English dictionary

An protein intron is a segment of a protein that is able to excise itself and rejoin the remaining portions (the exteins) with a peptide bond. Protein introns have also been called "inteins"

Hyphenation

pro·tein intron

Turkish pronunciation

prōtin întrın

Pronunciation

/ˈprōˌtēn ˈəntrən/ /ˈproʊˌtiːn ˈɪntrən/