More Functions Reported for Repeat “Junk” DNA
biology, CCCTC-binding factor, DNA, DNA structure, function, G-quadruplex, G4s, gene expression, genetics, genome, genome topology, guanine, humans, Intelligent Design, Junk DNA, minisatellite, non-B DNA, pericentromeric repeats, PNAS, repetitive DNA, telomeres, telomeric repeats, topologically associating domains
Papers note that repetitive DNA — the type of DNA that our junk-DNA-defending friends assure us must be functionless — is vital for forming G4 structures. Source