​Junk DNA

  • Researchers using artificial intelligence have uncovered potential cancer drivers within regions of DNA previously considered 'junk.'
  • Junk DNA refers to noncoding regions of DNA that do not directly code for proteins.
  • DNA is categorized into coding DNA, which provides instructions for protein creation, and noncoding DNA, which does not code for proteins.
  • Some noncoding DNA produce non-coding RNA components like Transfer RNA (tRNA), regulatory RNA, and ribosomal RNA (rRNA).
  • Junk DNA includes noncoding regions that are neither transcribed into proteins nor used for RNA production; their function remains largely unknown.
  • The proportion of coding versus noncoding DNA varies between species, with humans having about 98% ....
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