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NON-CODING DNA may have different functions in different species. Plants called bladderworts do not need non-coding DNA. ”
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“”The bladderwort plant seemed to have stripped out a vast amount of noncoding DNA. Yet the plant did just fine without that material.”
“In fact, through a genetic quirk the bladderwort had its entire genome duplicated — meaning the plant got two full copies of the genome — three separate times since it diverged from the tomato. Yet the carnivorous plant somehow retained its tiny genome.””
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“‘Junk’ DNA Mystery Solved: It’s Not Needed http://shar.es/yAVwf via @LiveScience

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