Definition of "nonprotein" [nonprotein]

• Having a source other than protein. (adjective)
• That which is not a protein. (noun)

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• "“Far from containing a preponderance of “junk” – nonprotein-coding regions that supposedly perform no function – the genome is dominated by sequences rich in functional information.” p."
• ""Thus, far from being dispersed sparsely, haphazardly, and inefficiently within a sea of nonfunctional sequences (one that supposedly accumulated by mutation), functional genetic information is densely concentrated on the DNA molecule." (p. 461) "Far from containing a preponderance of" junk "— nonprotein-coding regions that supposedly perform no function — the genome is dominated by sequences rich in functional information." (p. 461)"
• "A general, although arbitary, rule is that a maximum of 33% of the dietary protein can be derived from nonprotein nitrogen."