Ok_Common_1700 t1_ishcp2h wrote on October 16, 2022 at 12:11 AM Reply to comment by dos0mething in When it's said 99.9% of human DNA is the same in all humans, is this referring to only coding DNA or both coding and non-coding DNA combined? by PeanutSalsa 99% of our DNA is noncoding (does not contain information for the production of proteins), but that doesn't mean it is junk. It may well be involved in the control of gene activity. Permalink Parent 17
Ok_Common_1700 t1_ishcp2h wrote
Reply to comment by dos0mething in When it's said 99.9% of human DNA is the same in all humans, is this referring to only coding DNA or both coding and non-coding DNA combined? by PeanutSalsa
99% of our DNA is noncoding (does not contain information for the production of proteins), but that doesn't mean it is junk. It may well be involved in the control of gene activity.