Table 3 Well known functional elements considered “junk” in Nessa Carey’s “Junk DNA”
From: A deeper confusion
| Genomic feature | Chapter |
|---|---|
| telomeres | 5 |
| centromeres | 6 |
| The Xist lincRNA | 7 |
| lincRNAs | 8 and 9 |
| imprinting control elements | 10 |
| rRNAs and tRNAs | 11 |
| enhancers | 12 and 15 |
| insulators | 13 |
| 5′UTRs and 3′UTRs in mRNAs | 16 |
| snRNAs and the spliceosome | 17 |
| small RNAs | 18 |