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What does 98% of our genome do?

Our genomes are made of DNA that contains the genes that are transcribed into mRNA, and then translated into proteins. However, relatively little of our genome actually encodes proteins. Molecular biologist Kevin Moffat speculates on what the rest of the genome might do

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AQA DNA, genes and chromosomes; DNA and protein synthesis; Using genome projects

OCR A Nucleotides and nucleic acids

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