intergenic

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What does intergenic mean?

Describing the noncoding sections of nucleic acid between genes

Where does intergenic come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English gene Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English genic English intergenic From inter- + genic.

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