"noncoding" meaning in English

See noncoding in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree English non- English coding English noncoding From non- + coding. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|non-|coding|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English non- English coding English noncoding From non- + coding. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} noncoding (not comparable)
  1. (genetics, of a portion of DNA) That does not code for protein. Tags: not-comparable
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