5.2.09

No Such Thing as Junk DNA...Nonsense SNPs - Or Do We Just Not Know What They Mean?


I'm betting on the latter...mutations can exist without causing disease - shocker! Where do they think we get widows peaks, the ability to curl tongues, and the propensity for 'wisdom' teeth?

"And while most nonsense SNPs produce a slight evolutionary drawback, some actually seem to be advantageous."

http://www.genomeweb.com/node/911368?emc=el&m=306426&l=3&v=821d957008

Jen McCabe Gorman

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