Chemicals and Drugs

Intergenic DNA

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.

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Abstract

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.

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27 entry terms
  • DNA, Intergenic
  • DNAs, Intergenic
  • Intergenic DNAs
  • DNA, Junk
  • DNA, Spacer
  • Intercistronic Region
  • Intercistronic Sequence
  • Intergenic Region
  • Intergenic Sequence
  • Junk DNA
  • Sequence, Intergenic
  • Spacer DNA
  • DNAs, Junk
  • DNAs, Spacer
  • Intercistronic Regions
  • Intercistronic Sequences
  • Intergenic Regions
  • Intergenic Sequences
  • Junk DNAs
  • Region, Intercistronic
  • Region, Intergenic
  • Regions, Intercistronic
  • Regions, Intergenic
  • Sequence, Intercistronic
  • Sequences, Intercistronic
  • Sequences, Intergenic
  • Spacer DNAs

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29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

note that DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER is available

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History Note

2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Base Sequence (1983-2000)
  • DNA or specifics (1984-2000)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Intergenic DNA. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D021901. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D021901
  2. Intergenic DNA. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergenic_region
  3. Intergenic DNA. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3463539