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		concordDance on Aug 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The genome diversity of major crops tells the stor... > The human genome is only 20k genes, 90%+ we share with a mouse. Non-protein-coding genes are still genes. > Children are still taught there are such things as dominant traits, and genes for eye colour I'm 90% sure you've got some motte-and-bailey definitions going on here. Dominant traits as commonly defined are plentiful, e.g. various skin issues.

PaulHoule on Aug 2, 2024 [–]

Part of the molbio story in the last year or so is that people are getting some insight into the regulatory function of what they used to call "Junk DNA".

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