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Meaning of JUNK DNA

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 Definition: [n]  stretches of DNA that do not code for genes; "most of the genome consists of junk DNA"
 
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 See Also: deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA

 

 

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 Definition: Stretches of DNA that do not code for genes; most of the genome consists of so-called junk DNA which may have regulatory and other functions. Also called non-coding DNA.
 

 

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