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.
Also Known As:
Junk DNA; Intergenic Regions; Intergenic Region; Spacer DNA; DNA, Intergenic; Intercistronic Region; Intercistronic Sequence; Intergenic Sequence; Sequence, Intergenic; DNAs, Intergenic; DNAs, Junk; DNAs, Spacer; Intercistronic Regions; Intercistronic Sequences; Intergenic DNAs; Intergenic Sequences; Junk DNAs; Region, Intercistronic; Region, Intergenic; Regions, Intercistronic; Regions, Intergenic; Sequence, Intercistronic; Sequences, Intercistronic; Sequences, Intergenic; Spacer DNAs; DNA, Junk; DNA, Spacer