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Published online 20 October 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041018-7
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Mice do fine without 'junk DNA'
Deleting non-coding regions from the genome has no apparent effect.
Mice born without large portions of their 'junk DNA' seem to survive normally. The result contradicts the beliefs of many scientists who have sought to uncover the function of these parts of the genome.
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