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And just like in libraries, junk DNA provides all of the code cruft you could ever ask for. Some organisms that go for the agile approach are able to (and most
by labster 10y ago
And just like in libraries, junk DNA provides all of the code cruft you could ever ask for. Some organisms that go for the agile approach are able to (and mostly required to) minimize the amount of cruft, but most organisms just pay the cost of copying entirely useless stuff.
- lohankin 10y agoJunk DNA is not junk at all. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hidden-treasures-in-junk-dna/ http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hidden-treasures-i... (there are many other recent publications, please google it)