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junk DNA

DNA that does not code for proteins or their regulation but constitutes approximately 95 percent of the human genome. It is postulated to be involved in the evolution of new genes and possibly in gene repair.

junk DNA

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) DNA that consists of repeated sequences of nucleotide and has no apparent function

junk DNA (j

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DNA that serves no known biological purpose, such as coding for proteins or their regulation. Junk DNA makes up the vast majority of the DNA in the cells of most plants and animals, composing, for example, about 95 percent of the human genome.

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junk DNA - stretches of DNA that do not code for genes; "most of the genome consists of junk DNA"

deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules"

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junk DNA (redirected from Non-coding DNA)

junk DNA
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