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'''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.
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'''Non-coding DNA''' is the strand of [[DNA]] that does 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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