Study Guide for Campbell Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
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Chapter 21, Problem 1SYK
About 25% of the human genome relates to the production of proteins or RNA products (exons, introns, or regulatory sequences). Is the remaining 75% just “junk”? Describe the following types of noncoding DNA, including some of their possible functions.
a. transposable elements
b. Alu elements
c. L1 sequences
d. simple sequence DNA
e. pseudogenes
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