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Why is the outdated term ""junk dna"" a misnomer for noncoding regions of the human genome?.

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Answer: The conservation of "Junk DNA" sequences in diverse genomes suggests that they have important functions.

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The conservation of “junk DNA” sequences in diverse genomes suggests that they have important functions.

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Transposons move by means of a DNA intermediate, whereas retrotransposons move by means of an RNA intermediate.

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