Lexic.us

Definition of Noncoding dna

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

Medical Definition of Noncoding dna

1. DNA that does not code for part of a polypeptide chain or RNA.This includes introns and pseudo genes. In eukaryotes the majority of the DNA is noncoding. Noncoding strand refers to the so called nonsense strand, as opposed to the sense strand which is actually translated into mRNA. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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