expressed sequence tag

initialism: EST
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10696
Partial or full complementary DNA sequence that can serve as a marker for a region of the genome that encodes an expressed product.
Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 713. (Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)) on page 753 [Terms] [Paper]