CODING DNA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures

Example:

exons are interspersed with introns

Synonyms:

coding DNA; exon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("coding DNA" is a kind of...):

deoxyribonucleic acid; desoxyribonucleic acid; DNA ((biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information)

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