Medical Definition of Spacer DNA

1. The DNA sequence between genes. In bacteria, only a few nucleotides long. In eukaryotes, can be extensive and include repetitive DNA, comprising the majority of the DNA of the genome. The term is used particularly for the spacer DNA between the many tandemly repeated copies of the ribosomal RNA genes. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spacer DNA

spacelikeness
spaceliner
spaceliners
spaceling
spacelings
spaceman
spacemen
spacenik
spaceniks
spaceplane
spaceplanes
spaceport
spaceports
spacepower
spacer
spacer DNA (current term)
spacers
spaces
spaces of iridocorneal angle
spacescape
spacescapes
spaceshifting
spaceship
spaceshiplike
spaceships
spacesick
spacesuit
spacesuits
spacetime
spacetimes

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