splicing

splicing
1. Attachment of one DNA molecule to another. SYN: gene s.. 2. Removal of introns from mRNA precursors and the reattachment or annealing of exons. SYN: RNA s..
- alternative s. different ways of assembling exons to produce different mature mRNAs.

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splicing n the process that occurs chiefly in eukaryotic nuclei by which introns in an RNA transcript are removed and exons are joined to form functional messenger RNA also gene-splicing

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splic·ing (spliґsing) [Middle Dutch splissen] the joining together of two nucleic acid segments so as to form a new genetic combination; see DNA s. and RNA s.

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  • splicing — splicing. См. сплайсинг. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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  • splicing — The process by which introns are removed from hnRNA to produce mature messenger RNA that contains only exons. Alternative splicing seems to occur in many proteins and by alternative exon usage a set of related proteins can be generated from one… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • splicing — n. act of joining; instance of being joined splaɪs n. act of joining by splicing; place where two parts have been joined by splicing v. join by connecting the ends; join by overlapping and binding (of wood); unite, join together; marry, join in… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Splicing — Splice Splice (spl[imac]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spliced} (spl[imac]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Splicing}.] [D. splitsen, splitten; akin to G. splissen, Sw. splissa, Dan. splisse, and E. split; from the dividing or splitting the ends into separate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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