[neverdem]

The importance of these types of sequences (formerly called junk DNA) is really a huge breakthrough that occurred slowly and is gathering steam.

IIRC, you're describing an intron. Check the link for Dorland's definition of intron as well as exon, insertion and deletion.

Our assumptions of the importance of classical genes anmd genetic and evolutionary thought have been wrong in a lot of ways -- or, not necessarily wrong, but very incomplete and limited.

Actually, we have no idea of what we don't know yet.

[tallhappy]

I am not describing an intron.

Actually, we have no idea of what we don't know yet.

Well said.