noncoding dna

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

   Synonymsintron

   Broaderdeoxyribonucleic acid

Questions about noncoding dna

What does noncoding dna mean?

noncoding dna means "sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein".

What is another word for noncoding dna?

Close synonyms include intron. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is noncoding dna a common word?

noncoding dna is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.