exonal

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English

Etymology

From exon +‎ -al.

Adjective

exonal (not comparable)

  1. (genetics) Relating to an exon
    • 2015 October 17, “Analytical and Clinical Validation of a Digital Sequencing Panel for Quantitative, Highly Accurate Evaluation of Cell-Free Circulating Tumor DNA”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Since the average gene has a mean of 8.8 exons each a mean of 145 base pairs (bp) long, the average gene has a mean exonal sequence length of ~1,300 bp .