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NONCODING DNA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does noncoding DNA mean?
• NONCODING DNA (noun)
The noun NONCODING DNA has 1 sense:
1. sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein
Familiarity information: NONCODING DNA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
intron; noncoding DNA
Hypernyms ("noncoding DNA" is a kind of...):
deoxyribonucleic acid; desoxyribonucleic acid; DNA ((biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information)
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"Whatever the eye sees, the heart won't forget." (Armenian proverb)
"The one you love you punish." (Danish proverb)