In molecular biology, Yar (yellow-achaete intergenic RNA) is a long non-coding RNA found in Drosophila. It is located within a neuronal gene cluster between the yellow and achaete genes.[1][2] It is found in the cytoplasm of cells and is required for the regulation of sleep.[2]
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