| − | '''Non-coding DNA''' is the strand of [[DNA]] that does not carry the information necessary to make a [[protein]]. The non-coding strand is the mirror image of the coding strand and is also known as the antisense strand. | + | '''Non-coding DNA''' are stretches of [[DNA]] that do not carry the information necessary to make a [[protein]]. Non-coding regions found within genes are referred to as "introns" and are removed during processing of the RNA strand made during transcription but before translation. |