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The idea behind junk DNA was that the rest of it didn't code for proteins and therefore was junk.
But if I give you a list of parts for a Boeing 747 that's not enough information to build the jet.
I never understood how this was not obvious to scientists.
I still remember being taught the concept of junk DNA in high school, and didn't believe it then.
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The idea behind junk DNA was that the rest of it didn't code for proteins and therefore was junk.
But if I give you a list of parts for a Boeing 747 that's not enough information to build the jet.
I never understood how this was not obvious to scientists.
I still remember being taught the concept of junk DNA in high school, and didn't believe it then.