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<jats:p>Hypothetical Proteins [HP] are the transcripts predicted to be expressed in an organism, but
no evidence of it exists in gene banks. On the other hand, long non-coding RNAs [lncRNAs] are the
transcripts that might be present in the 5’ UTR or intergenic regions of the genes whose lengths are
above 200 bases. With the known unknown [KU] regions in the genomes rapidly existing in gene
banks, there is a need to understand the role of open reading frames in the context of annotation. In
this commentary, we emphasize that HPs could indeed be the predecessors of lncRNAs.</jats:p>
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