Genes that code for proteins make up only about 2% of the human genome. Many researchers once dismissed the other 98% of the genome as “junk DNA,” but geneticists now know these noncoding regions help to regulate the activity of … Continue reading
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Noncoding DNA shown to underlie function, cause limb malformations
Categories: Biochemistry | Genetics | Journal Club
Tagged CRISPR, EN1, gene, junk DNA, lncRNA
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