| coding | Translation of information, e.g., diagnoses, questionnaire responses, into numbered categories for entry into a data processing system. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| coding sequence | The portion of DNA that codes for transcription of messenger RNA. See: exon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coding strand | The strand of duplex DNA that has the same sequence as the mRNA (except that mRNA contains ribonucleotides instead of deoxyribonucleotides). Synonym: sense strand. (05 Mar 2000) |