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What (who) is junk DNA - definition

DNA NOT CODING FOR PROTEIN. OFTEN TRANSLATED TO RNA AND CRITICAL IN REGULATING OTHER GENES
Noncoding; Non coding dna; Non coding DNA; Non-coding dna; Non-coding region; Noncoding region; Genetic regulatory elements; Non-coding sequence; Non-coding; Noncoding DNA; NcDNA
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junk DNA      
¦ noun Genetics DNA that does not code for a protein, usually occurs in repetitive sequences of nucleotides, and does not seem to serve any useful purpose.
Non-coding DNA         
Noncoding DNA (ncDNA) sequences are components of an organism's DNA that do not encode protein sequences. Some non-coding DNA is transcribed into functional non-coding RNA molecules (e.
Junk fax         
UNSOLICITED ADVERTISING VIA FAX
Junk faxes; Fax broadcast
Junk faxes are a form of telemarketing where unsolicited advertisements are sent via fax transmission. Junk faxes are the faxed equivalent of spam or junk mail.

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Non-coding DNA

Non-coding DNA (ncDNA) sequences are components of an organism's DNA that do not encode protein sequences. Some non-coding DNA is transcribed into functional non-coding RNA molecules (e.g. transfer RNA, microRNA, piRNA, ribosomal RNA, and regulatory RNAs). Other functional regions of the non-coding DNA fraction include regulatory sequences that control gene expression; scaffold attachment regions; origins of DNA replication; centromeres; and telomeres. Some non-coding regions appear to be mostly nonfunctional such as introns, pseudogenes, intergenic DNA, and fragments of transposons and viruses.

Examples of use of junk DNA
1. A lot is "junk" DNA, whose purpose, if any, is still largely unknown.
2. Junk DNA might, the researchers say, explain why some people are gregarious and some are shy.
3. It is so–called junk DNA that clogs the chromosomes to no apparent end.
4. The best guide, incidentally, to the emerging role of junk DNA is Matt Ridleys book Nature via Nurture.
5. They also found more than a half–million fragments of ancient retroviruses in the macaque junk DNA.