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(New page: '''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 als...) |
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| − | '''Non-coding DNA''' | + | '''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. |
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm?key=non%2Dcoding%20DNA | ||
[[Category:Genetics]] | [[Category:Genetics]] | ||