Coding region
PORTION OF A GENE'S DNA OR RNA, COMPOSED OF EXONS, THAT CODES FOR PROTEIN; COMPOSED OF CODONS, WHICH ARE DECODED, TRANSLATED INTO PROTEINS BY THE RIBOSOME; BEGINS WITH THE START CODON AND END WITH A STOP CODON
Coding sequence; Coding regions; Coding DNA sequence; Protein coding region; Protein coding sequence; Gene coding; Coding DNA; Protein-coding
The coding region of a gene, also known as the coding sequence (CDS), is the portion of a gene's DNA or RNA that codes for protein. Studying the length, composition, regulation, splicing, structures, and functions of coding regions compared to non-coding regions over different species and time periods can provide a significant amount of important information regarding gene organization and evolution of prokaryotes and eukaryotes.