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non-coding DNA

non-coding DNA noun: DNA that does not encode a protein or a peptide thereof, although it may or may not have other biological functions.

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.

Forms of non-coding DNA

pluralnon-coding DNAs

Questions about non-coding DNA

What does non-coding DNA mean?
Non-coding DNA means DNA that does not encode a protein or a peptide thereof, although it may or may not have other biological functions.
What part of speech is non-coding DNA?
Non-coding DNA is a noun.
What is the plural of non-coding DNA?
The plural of non-coding DNA is non-coding DNAs.

Words near non-coding DNA in the dictionary

  1. non-classified
  2. non-clinical
  3. non-clonal
  4. non-code
  5. non-codified
  6. non-coding DNA
  7. non-coding DNAs
  8. non-coding RNA
  9. non-coding RNAs
  10. non-colloquially
  11. non-com

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