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Coding region

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genetic codenoun(genetics) The set of rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins.
genenoun(molecular biology) A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, such as (often) the structure of a protein.
gene expressionnoun(genetics) The transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA and thus into a protein; it may be lesser or greater depending on many epigenetic factors.
genomenoun(genetics) The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
gene productnoun(genetics) RNA or protein product of a gene
dna annotationIn molecular biology and genetics, DNA annotation or genome annotation is the process of describing the structure and function of the components of a genome, by analyzing and interpreting them in order to extract their biological significance and understand the biological processes in which they participate.
exonnoun(genetics) A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule.
dna sequencingnoun(genetics) The analysis of DNA sequences
gene structurethe organisation of specialised sequence elements within a gene.
template strandnoun(genetics) The noncoding strand of a DNA molecule that is used as a template for RNA synthesis
open reading framenoun(genetics) A sequence of DNA triplets, between the initiator and terminator codons, that can be transcribed into mRNA and later translated into protein.
gene predictionIn computational biology, gene prediction or gene finding refers to the process of identifying the regions of genomic DNA that encode genes.
promoternounOne who promotes.
genetic markernounA gene or DNA sequence with a known location on a chromosome that can be used to identify individuals or species.
protein sequencingthe practical process of determining the amino acid sequence of all or part of a protein or peptide.
gene transcriptionnoun(biochemistry, genetics) The copying of DNA segments into RNA, by RNA polymerase, as the first stage of gene expression.
base sequencenoun(molecular biology) The sequence of nucleotide bases in a DNA molecule.
control genenoun(genetics) A gene that controls the transcription of others in messenger RNA
terminatornoun(science fiction) An intelligent android created to destroy humans.
genotypenoun(genetics) The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.

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