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% ....
