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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by kalkulat@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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Review of 2023 book: How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology Philip Ball. ISBN9781529095999

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[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So, shall we call it "inactive regions" then?

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

'Noncoding region' seems to be the preferred term.

[–] stoneparchment@possumpat.io 3 points 1 year ago

No, because they are anything other than inactive