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Noun: noncoding DNA
  1. Sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein
    "noncoding DNAs are removed from the pre-mRNA during RNA splicing";
    - intron

Type of: deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA

Encyclopedia: Noncoding DNA