>the portions of the genome that don't actually code for genes are full of interesting stuff.
Thats true, but if you estimate that 2% of the genome is genes, perhaps a further 1% is regulatory elements and catalytic RNA. That still leaves a heck of a lot of 'junk'.
Thats true, but if you estimate that 2% of the genome is genes, perhaps a further 1% is regulatory elements and catalytic RNA. That still leaves a heck of a lot of 'junk'.