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TheGreenJedi t1_jbp64eu wrote

Reply to comment by AmoraCon in I just learned that the known shortest DNA in an “organism” is about 1700 base pairs in a certain virus. Is there a minimum amount of “code” required for an organism (or virus) to function in any capacity? by mcbergstedt

Keep in mind it lacks a lot of defensive mutations

If the wrong mutations from this cell however occured elsewhere either by exposure or naturally replicated similar genes that'd certainly be concerning

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