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intergenic

intergenic adjective: describing the noncoding sections of nucleic acid between genes.

Adjective

intergenic (not comparable)

  1. Describing the noncoding sections of nucleic acid between genes

Origin of intergenic

From inter- + genic.

Words formed from intergenic

Phrases with intergenic

Questions about intergenic

What does intergenic mean?
Intergenic means describing the noncoding sections of nucleic acid between genes.
What part of speech is intergenic?
Intergenic is an adjective.

Words near intergenic in the dictionary

  1. intergenerational
  2. intergenerationality
  3. intergenerationally
  4. intergeneric
  5. intergenetic
  6. intergenic
  7. intergenic region
  8. intergenic regions
  9. intergenic spacer
  10. intergenic spacers
  11. intergenically

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