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