Non-coding RNA: what is functional and what is junk?

The genomes of large multicellular eukaryotes are mostly comprised of non-protein coding DNA. Although there has been much agreement that a small fraction of these genomes has important biological functions, there has been much debate as to whether the rest contributes to development and/or homeosta...

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Main Authors: Alexander F. Palazzo, Eliza S. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2015.00002/full