> despite that massive inefficiency holding it back I assume you are referring to the size of the genome. Has anyone been able to prove that it is causing an i

> despite that massive inefficiency holding it back I assume you are referring to the size of the genome. Has anyone been able to prove that it is causing an inefficiency? Maybe it isn't. In classical computer programming languages sometimes more code is more efficient, such as unrolled loops. That analogy may not apply here. I am far from knowledgeable in this realm.