junk dna

  • Genetics
    Sex Determination

    Junk DNA Controlling Sex determination

    A new study done by a collaborative team from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Francis Crick Institute in London, led to more and in-depth understanding of sex determination process by identifying the enhancer regulating sex determination process. Furthermore, this finding also led to the understanding of differences in sex development (DSDs) condition in which lead to male-to-female sex…

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  • Molecular Biology
    junk DNA

    New Study Reveals Junk DNA is Not Selfish

    A new study done by researchers of the University of Michigan Life sciences Institute & Howard Hughes Medical Institute revealed the important role of junk DNA in holding the genome together. Junk DNA is the non-coding DNA sequences which do not code for any protein. This finding showed that this junk DNA which is also known as satellite DNA have…

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