Title: Untranslated gene regions and other non-coding elements
Description: There is now compelling evidence that the complexity of higher organisms correlates with the relative amount of non-coding RNA rather than the number of protein-coding genes. Previously dismissed as ""junk DNA"", it is the non-coding regions of the genome that are responsible for regulation, facilitating complex temporal and spatial gene expression through the combinatorial effect of numerous mechanisms and interactions working together to fine-tune gene expression. The major regions involved in regulation of a particular gene are the 5' and 3' untranslated regions and introns. --
Subjects: Non-coding RNA, Untranslated Regions, Genetics, Eukaryotic Cells, Gene Expression Regulation, Regulator Genes, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Molecular Biology, Rna, Life sciences, Medical genetics, Nucleic acids, Plant breeding