NOUN | substance | intron, noncoding DNA | sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein |
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Sounds | ih'ntrahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein. | |
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Synonym | noncoding DNA | |
Broader | deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA | (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix |
Opposite | exon, coding DNA | sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures |
Spanish | intrón | |
Catalan | adn no codificant, intró |
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