Your DNA has a secret “second code” that decides which genes get silenced

Human DNA is built from long sequences of three-letter units made up of four nucleotides. These units, known as codons, tell cells which amino acids to use when building proteins. While several different codons can code for the same amino acid, this has often been viewed as simple redundancy in the genetic system.

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