Exons

Olivia Weklar

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An exon is a region within the genome that ends up in an mRNA molecule. After the introns are excised, exons are spliced together to produce mature mRNA and code for proteins.

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Olivia Weklar
Olivia is a graduate student in Kristin’s lab at NYU. She studies the impacts of urbanization on the diet and gut microbiome of birds!