Why is our non-protein-coding DNA no longer called "junk" DNA?

A. 80% of it assists in translating other genes for protein production
B. 80% of it is nonfunctional
C. 80% of it is just left over from evolutionary selection
D. it is not related to behavioral complexity


Answer: A

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