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Letter from Thomas H. Jukes to Francis Crick

Contributor(s):
The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers
Crick, Francis, 1916-2004
Jukes, Thomas H. (Thomas Hughes), 1906-1999
Publication:
Produced: 20 December 1979
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Genetic Code
Biological Evolution
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
In this letter Jukes described the reactions of geneticists and evolutionary biologists to Crick's contention that large stretches--perhaps even most--of the human genome were "junk" DNA with no coding or apparent regulatory function.
Copyright:
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Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584582X199 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
SCBBNQ
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X199
Archival Collection:
The Francis Crick Papers (Profiles in Science)