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  • 198813403531599946707303249533341423PublicAssets/2550Genes 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 <a href="https://images.nigms.nih.gov/pages/DetailPage.aspx?imageid2=2551">2551</a> for a labeled version of this illustration. Featured in <a href="https://www.nigms.nih.gov/education/Booklets/the-new-genetics/Pages/Home.aspx"><em>The New Genetics</em></a>.Crabtree + CompanyNational Institute of General Medical SciencesIllustration

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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 2551 for a labeled version of this illustration. Featured in The New Genetics.

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