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		echelon on Jan 5, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Please do not delete this commented-out version It's so much more wonderfully complicated than this. Introns can change the local conformation of DNA, act as enhancers, impact splicing, etc. The genome is an incredibly vibrant machine (ecosystem, really) -- it's nothing at all like linear code. Just because it's non-coding doesn't make it "junk DNA".

SapphireSun on Jan 5, 2016 | [–]

I've, in the past years ago, encountered a language bug in Perl 5. Adding a comment made the code work, removing it caused bizarre behavior.... Sounds like an intron with epigenetic effects to me. ;D

dsuth on Jan 5, 2016 | [–]

Are there any good breakdowns for laymen you could point to about this behaviour? It sounds fascinating.

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