You’ve heard of junk DNA… well turns out it’s not ‘junk’ after all! As Anthony explains, that DNA is actually what gave you that pretty little face of yours.
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Face-Shape Secrets May Lie in ‘Junk’ DNA
“Face shape is largely determined by genetics, yet no two faces are entirely alike.”
Identification of an infectious progenitor for the multiple-copy HERV-K human endogenous retroelements
“Human Endogenous Retroviruses are expected to be the remnants of ancestral infections of primates by active retroviruses that have thereafter been transmitted in a Mendelian fashion.”
Mobile Elements: Drivers of Genome Evolution
“Mobile elements within genomes have driven genome evolution in diverse ways.”
Retroelements and the human genome: New perspectives on an old relation
“Retroelements constitute a large portion of our genomes.”
Researchers Discover That Sheep Need Retroviruses For Reproduction
“A team of scientists from Texas A&M University and The University of Glasgow Veterinary School in Scotland has discovered that naturally occurring endogenous retroviruses are required for pregnancy in sheep.”
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