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What is the function of noncoding genomes?

Updated: 10/27/2022
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These segments are often called 'junk DNA' but we are learning that they are not really 'junk' as once was thought. The human genome is a genetic jungle full of sequences of "freeloaders," "parasites," "hitchhikers," "ancient viral invaders," and "evolutionary fossils" that are all competing for space on the DNA molecule.
The ENCODE project has looked deeper into this "junk DNA" than ever before. And junk it is not: According to more than 30 research papers published in a number of journals including Science and Nature, at least 80 percent of the genome is biologically active, with much non-protein-coding DNA regulating nearby genes in a complex dance of influence.

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