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In this episode we examine that old evolutionist stalwart, Junk DNA and how it was shown to have function after all.
References:
Creationist Arguments
icr.org/article/junk-dna-myth-continues-its-demise
creation.com/junk-dna-evolutionary-discards-or-gods-tools
answersingenesis.org/genetics/junk-dna
Roger and Colette Vendrely's paper
researchgate.net/publication/225457409_La_teneur_du_noyau_cellulaire_en_acide_desoxyribonucleique_a_travers_les_organes_les_individus_et_les_especes_animales
C-Value Paradox
annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.ge.05.120171.001321?journalCode=genet
Number of Coding Genes
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4204768
Selfish DNA
profiles.nlm.nih.gov/ps/access/SCBCDG.pdf
DNA sequencing with chain-terminating inhibitors
pnas.org/content/74/12/5463
Human Genome Project
genome.gov/11006943/human-genome-project-completion-frequently-asked-questions
David Comings' Paper
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4578264
Susumu Ono's paper
junkdna.com/ohno.html
Robert Sinsheimer's letter
https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/bitstream/handle/10822/556937/100%20Sinsheimer%20R%201984%20Letter.pdf
And Workshop
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0888754389901420?via%3Dihub
Mihaela Pertea & Steven Salzberg 2010
genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/gb-2010-11-5-206
National Institutes of Health Findings
genome.gov/12513430
Robert Dulbecco - A turning point in cancer research: Sequencing the human genome
science.sciencemag.org/content/231/4742/1055
Human Genome Project Results
Finishing the euchromatic sequence of the human genome
researchgate.net/publication/222090512_Finishing_the_euchromatic_sequence_of_the_human_genomeNature2004431931945
Craig Venter - The sequence of the human genome
science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/291/5507/1304.full.pdf
Megabase Deletions of Gene Deserts Result in Viable
Mice
researchgate.net/profile/Yiwen_Zhu2/publication/8220004_Megabase_deletions_of_gene_deserts_result_in_viable_mice/links/0deec534c29e179c14000000/Megabase-deletions-of-gene-deserts-result-in-viable-mice.pdf
nature.com/news/2004/041018/full/news041018-7.html
ENCODE
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3439153
Widespread purifying selection on RNA structure in mammals
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3783177
In this episode we examine that old evolutionist stalwart, Junk DNA and how it was shown to have function after all.
References:
Creationist Arguments
icr.org/article/junk-dna-myth-continues-its-demise
creation.com/junk-dna-evolutionary-discards-or-gods-tools
answersingenesis.org/genetics/junk-dna
Roger and Colette Vendrely's paper
researchgate.net/publication/225457409_La_teneur_du_noyau_cellulaire_en_acide_desoxyribonucleique_a_travers_les_organes_les_individus_et_les_especes_animales
C-Value Paradox
annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.ge.05.120171.001321?journalCode=genet
Number of Coding Genes
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4204768
Selfish DNA
profiles.nlm.nih.gov/ps/access/SCBCDG.pdf
DNA sequencing with chain-terminating inhibitors
pnas.org/content/74/12/5463
Human Genome Project
genome.gov/11006943/human-genome-project-completion-frequently-asked-questions
David Comings' Paper
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4578264
Susumu Ono's paper
junkdna.com/ohno.html
Robert Sinsheimer's letter
https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/bitstream/handle/10822/556937/100%20Sinsheimer%20R%201984%20Letter.pdf
And Workshop
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0888754389901420?via%3Dihub
Mihaela Pertea & Steven Salzberg 2010
genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/gb-2010-11-5-206
National Institutes of Health Findings
genome.gov/12513430
Robert Dulbecco - A turning point in cancer research: Sequencing the human genome
science.sciencemag.org/content/231/4742/1055
Human Genome Project Results
Finishing the euchromatic sequence of the human genome
researchgate.net/publication/222090512_Finishing_the_euchromatic_sequence_of_the_human_genomeNature2004431931945
Craig Venter - The sequence of the human genome
science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/291/5507/1304.full.pdf
Megabase Deletions of Gene Deserts Result in Viable
Mice
researchgate.net/profile/Yiwen_Zhu2/publication/8220004_Megabase_deletions_of_gene_deserts_result_in_viable_mice/links/0deec534c29e179c14000000/Megabase-deletions-of-gene-deserts-result-in-viable-mice.pdf
nature.com/news/2004/041018/full/news041018-7.html
ENCODE
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3439153
Widespread purifying selection on RNA structure in mammals
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3783177
