non-coding DNA

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Noun

non-coding DNA (countable and uncountable, plural non-coding DNAs)

  1. DNA that does not encode a protein or a peptide thereof, although it may or may not have other biological functions.
    Hypernyms: DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid < nucleic acid
    Hyponyms: junk DNA, non-functional DNA