New clue on : What is the purpose of 98 per cent of our DNA?

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with a few words, the purpose seem to be the one of storage . The non-coding DNA forms 98% of your DNA - and this gave room for a lot of speculations and talk. However, it looks likw we are getting closer in understanding the purpose of this non-coding part of our DNA:

storing the building materials for important proteins, so that when the cell places an order, the materials are released, allowing proteins to be produced.

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The other 98% of the genome also plays various roles in gene expression, and provides a buffer of sorts against harmful mutations.

The stuff might not directly code for a protein, but it does need to be there, although it's actual sequence may not be important.

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Check this out, the russians seem to be making a lot of intersting progress on this front, look into it.

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