Genes & expression
Coding DNA: definition
Coding DNA is sequence that specifies the amino-acid sequence of a protein via codons in mRNA.
Coding DNA is sequence that specifies the amino-acid sequence of a protein via codons in mRNA.
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Also known as: coding sequence, CDS, protein-coding DNA
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