1. sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; - Example: "exons are interspersed with introns" [syn: exon, coding DNA]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
coding DNA
n 1: sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein
structures; "exons are interspersed with introns" [syn:
exon, coding DNA] [ant: intron, noncoding DNA]