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    Genes are often interrupted by stretches of DNA (introns, blue) that do not contain instructions for making a protein. The DNA segments that do contain protein-making instructions are known as exons (green). See image 2550 for an unlabeled version of this illustration. Featured in The New Genetics.
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    Keywordsgenetics
    SourceCrabtree + Company
    Date2008-10-17 00:00:00
    Credit LineNational Institute of General Medical Sciences
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    Record TypeIllustration
    Topic Area(s);#Genes;#
    Previous UsesThe New Genetics page 15
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