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intergenic region

intergenic region noun: DNA sequences located between genes that make up a large percentage of the human genome with no known function.

Noun

intergenic region (plural intergenic regions)

  1. DNA sequences located between genes that make up a large percentage of the human genome with no known function.

Forms of intergenic region

pluralintergenic regions

Questions about intergenic region

What does intergenic region mean?
Intergenic region means DNA sequences located between genes that make up a large percentage of the human genome with no known function.
What part of speech is intergenic region?
Intergenic region is a noun.
What is the plural of intergenic region?
The plural of intergenic region is intergenic regions.

Words near intergenic region in the dictionary

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

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