Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

junk dna

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: junk d-na
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any portion of the DNA sequence of a chromosome or a genome with no apparent function identified by science to date.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

junk DNAs (plural)

Synonyms

non-functional DNA

Questions

What does junk dna mean?: Any portion of the DNA sequence of a chromosome or a genome with no apparent function identified by science to date.

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