Energy cost of copying junk DNA

Hi All;

If I understand correctly, about 95% of the human genome is
junk. That means that every time a cell divides it replicates
about 20 times as much DNA as it needs.

So I have the following questions:

1) What percentage of total daily energy is spent on cell
division (intestine, skin etc)? (Is energy consumption the
best measure of resource use for this?)

2) How much extra energy/resources are used replicating
with this junk than without it?

Just to make these questions appear to be on topic, I will
ask if any IDers can explain why the designer left so much
junk in his/her/its creation?

Cordially;

Friar Broccoli
Robert Keith Elias, Quebec, Canada Email: EliasRK (of) gmail * com
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