A Noncoding Region Within a Gene is Known as a _____

Question

A noncoding region within a gene is known as a _____.
A) intron
B) exon
C) missense region
D) split gene
E) None of the answers is correct.

Accepted Answer

Introns are noncoding regions within a gene that are removed during RNA splicing, leaving only the exons, or coding regions, to be translated into protein.