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[ˈɛksɒn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a segment of a DNA or RNA molecule containing information coding for a protein or peptide sequence
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Origin
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1970s: from expressed (see express) + -on
[ˈɛksɒn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- each of the four officers acting as commanders of the Yeomen of the Guard
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mid 18th century: representing the pronunciation of French exempt ‘free from’, from Latin exempt- ‘taken out’, from the verb eximere, so named because these officers were exempt from normal duties
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