junk DNA

Noun

Meaning

stretches of DNA that do not code for genes

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

intron lines noncoding DNA intergenic region noncoding region noncoding sequence nonexpressed dna nonfunctional dna noncoding element intervening sequence noncoding fragment noncoding interval noncoding portion noncoding stretch dna chain

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Hypernyms

DNA deoxyribonucleic acid desoxyribonucleic acid

Examples

most of the genome consists of junk DNA Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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