Assertion : Repetitive sequences make up very large portion of human genome.\ Reason : Repetitive s

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Assertion : Repetitive sequences make up very large portion of human genome.\ Reason : Repetitive sequences do not have direct coding functions in the genome.\

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(b) : Repeated or repetitive sequences make up a large portion of human genome. These sequences are nucleotide sequences that are repeated many times, sometimes hundred to thousand times. They have no direct coding function but provide informations as to chromosome structure, dynamics and evolution.