1. A discrete section or portion that is separated from others, with breaks or gaps in between
The DNA sequence contains several discontinuous segments that code for the same protein.
A sequência de DNA contém vários segmentos descontínuos que codificam a mesma proteína.
2. In linguistics and genetics, a sequence of elements that are not adjacent or consecutive
The exons form discontinuous segments within the gene structure.
Os éxons formam segmentos descontínuos dentro da estrutura do gene.