InfamousAmerican t1_jbp0ugv wrote on March 10, 2023 at 4:59 PM Reply to comment by Nietzschemouse 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 Would replication of RNA/DNA not be sufficient to be considered an organism? I see why the parasite/virus case is similar. Does the difference stem from the necessity of a host for viral replication? Permalink Parent 9
InfamousAmerican t1_jbp0ugv wrote
Reply to comment by Nietzschemouse 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
Would replication of RNA/DNA not be sufficient to be considered an organism?
I see why the parasite/virus case is similar. Does the difference stem from the necessity of a host for viral replication?