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by gdrift 746 days ago
That hasn't changed. It's still ~90% junk.

  Total Essential/Functional (so far) = 8.7%
  Total Junk (so far) = 65%
  Unknown (probably mostly junk) = 26.3%

  https://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2011/05/whats-in-your-genome.html
  https://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2008/02/theme-genomes-junk-dna.html
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There's a reason for everything.
There is a reason for all the junk in my drawer, but it is still junk.