What is empty DNA?

[Ashtar V]

What is empty DNA?

[Fazil Hussein]

The following answer was generated using Bard:

The term “empty DNA” can refer to a few different things in the context of biology.

– Noncoding DNA: This is DNA that does not encode proteins or RNA molecules. It makes up about 98% of the human genome, and its function is still being actively researched. Some scientists believe that noncoding DNA may play a role in gene regulation, while others believe that it may be evolutionary junk DNA.

– Empty vector DNA: This is a type of DNA plasmid that has been engineered to not contain any genes. It is often used as a carrier for gene therapy vectors or as a negative control in molecular biology experiments.

– Empty DNA columns: These are specialized columns that are used to synthesize DNA molecules. They are typically empty when they are first used, and the user then packs them with the necessary reagents and DNA precursors.

It is important to note that the term “empty DNA” is not always used in a strictly scientific sense. For example, some people may use it to refer to DNA that is not being used by a cell, or to DNA that is damaged or has been deleted.

 

[A. Hammouda]

You probably mean mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA).

It is not “empty DNA”. It is “em-tee-DNA”.

With a few exceptions, animals have 37 genes in their mitochondrial DNA: 13 for proteins, 22 for tRNAs, and 2 for rRNAs  (Mitochondrial DNA – Wikipedia).

[BioHub]

mtDNA has been added to the glossary

Bioinformatics Terms – Glossary – Bioinformatics Hub

 

[Y Soun]

I agree with A. Hammouda.

“Empty DNA” is not a scientific term, and it sounds exactly like m-t-DNA (mtDNA).

[Ashtar V]

Thank you all.

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