Intergenic DNA
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003488
Any of the DNA in between gene-coding DNA, including untranslated regions, 5' and 3' flanking regions, introns, non-functional pseudogenes, and non-functional repetitive sequences. This DNA may or may not encode regulatory functions.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-003488 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | intercistronic region; intergenic region; intergenic sequence; intergenic spacer; junk DNA; noncoding DNA; spacer DNA |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | DNA; Pseudogenes; Introns; Repetitive sequences |
| Translations | Spanish: ADN intergénicas |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-003488",
"term": "Intergenic DNA",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Any of the DNA in between gene-coding DNA, including untranslated regions, 5' and 3' flanking regions, introns, non-functional pseudogenes, and non-functional repetitive sequences. This DNA may or may not encode regulatory functions.",
"synonyms": [
"intercistronic region",
"intergenic region",
"intergenic sequence",
"intergenic spacer",
"junk DNA",
"noncoding DNA",
"spacer DNA"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"DNA",
"pseudogenes",
"introns",
"repetitive sequences"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "ADN intergénicas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/intergenic-dna/"
}
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