noncoding
- adjective
- /nɒnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
no codificante
- Many noncoding sequences in the genome are believed to provide structural support rather than code for proteins.
Examples
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The long intergenic noncoding RNA regulator of reprogramming, lincRNA-RoR, was found to function as a competitive endogenous RNA in TNBC by significantly limiting the levels of freely expressed miR-145.
Academic text (2016) -
Scientists have discovered that the noncoding regions of DNA play a crucial role in regulating gene expression.
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Remember how all that noncoding fluff in the genome was considered the result of the trial-and-error nature of the evolutionary process?
Blog text (11) -
Regardless, the decreased size of avian genomes not only implies a restructured genomic platform for gene regulation and the organization of noncoding elements but also suggests that studying genome processes in birds might be greatly facilitated by this streamlining.
Academic text (2008) -
Researchers are studying the impact of noncoding RNA on cellular processes to better understand diseases.
Synonyms
A part of messenger RNA not used to make a protein
Compounds
- Specialized
Parts of DNA that do not make proteins and help control when genes work
How Coding
Surface Forms
Morphology
noncoding = coding (transparent) = non + code + ing
The prefix 'non-' clearly negates the base 'coding', indicating something that does not involve coding.
Etymology
Noncoding comes from the parts non- 'not' and coding 'giving instructions', where a genetic 'code' is like a recipe for making proteins. So noncoding DNA or RNA is the part that does 'not' hold that protein recipe.