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> The only thing that's encoded in DNA is how to make proteins. Wikipedia on the human genome [1]: > Protein-coding sequences account for only a very small fr
by encypruon 6y ago
> The only thing that's encoded in DNA is how to make proteins.
Wikipedia on the human genome [1]:
> Protein-coding sequences account for only a very small fraction of the genome (approximately 1.5%), and the rest is associated with non-coding RNA genes, regulatory DNA sequences, LINEs, SINEs, introns, and sequences for which as yet no function has been determined.
Wikipedia cites [2].
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_genome https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_genome
[2] https://www.nature.com/articles/35057062 https://www.nature.com/articles/35057062
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- ncmncm 6y agoStill. The point remains that the products of DNA self-assemble, in the correct environment, into the pattern that determines the organism. Eliminate that environment, and it is just a stew of RNA and proteins.