NONCODING DNA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein

Synonyms:

intron; noncoding DNA

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Nouns denoting substances

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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