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by colonel_panic 5222 days ago
Bit rot is a feature. It allows genes that don't impact survival to attain greater diversity within the population so that, if the environment changes and the gene becomes relevant, some part of the population may be better able to adapt.
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Does your explanation for junk DNA pass the onion test? http://www.genomicron.evolverzone.com/2007/04/onion-test/