noncoding
/nɑnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
adjective
- Relating to a segment of DNA or RNA that does not code for a protein.
- Mutations in noncoding RNA can still affect how cells behave, even though they don't produce proteins.
- The researchers focused on noncoding regions of the genome to understand how genes are turned on and off.
- Noncoding DNA was once called 'junk DNA,' but scientists now know it has important regulatory functions.