non-coding DNA

noun

DNA that does not encode a protein or a peptide thereof, although it may or may not have other biological functions.

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Meanings

nounnon-coding DNA (countable and uncountable, plural non-coding DNAs)

plural non-coding DNAs

  1. countableuncountableDNA that does not encode a protein or a peptide thereof, although it may or may not have other biological functions.
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