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junk DNA

junk DNA noun: any portion of the DNA sequence of a chromosome or a genome with no apparent function identified by science to date.

Noun

junk DNA (usually uncountable, plural junk DNAs)

  1. (usually) Any portion of the DNA sequence of a chromosome or a genome with no apparent function identified by science to date.

Synonyms of junk DNA

Forms of junk DNA

pluraljunk DNAs

Questions about junk DNA

What does junk DNA mean?
Junk DNA means any portion of the DNA sequence of a chromosome or a genome with no apparent function identified by science to date.
What part of speech is junk DNA?
Junk DNA is a noun.
What is the plural of junk DNA?
The plural of junk DNA is junk DNAs.

Words near junk DNA in the dictionary

  1. junk bottle
  2. junk bottles
  3. Junk Ceylon
  4. junk conference
  5. junk conferences
  6. junk DNA
  7. junk DNAs
  8. junk dollar
  9. junk dollars
  10. junk drawer
  11. junk drawers

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