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seminote t1_j6sump6 wrote
Reply to comment by monkeypox_69 in TIL DNA transfer does not only occur "vertically", that is, from parent to progeny. There is also a form of DNA transfer known as horizontal or intracellular DNA transfer, which consists in a piece of DNA being transferred from the genome of one cell to that of another—including between species. by DioriteLover
Depends on what you mean
seminote t1_j6qf8nk wrote
Reply to TIL DNA transfer does not only occur "vertically", that is, from parent to progeny. There is also a form of DNA transfer known as horizontal or intracellular DNA transfer, which consists in a piece of DNA being transferred from the genome of one cell to that of another—including between species. by DioriteLover
In fact most of our DNA is junk code from other organisms. Mainly viruses
seminote t1_j6susf7 wrote
Reply to comment by WhiteyVanReeks in TIL DNA transfer does not only occur "vertically", that is, from parent to progeny. There is also a form of DNA transfer known as horizontal or intracellular DNA transfer, which consists in a piece of DNA being transferred from the genome of one cell to that of another—including between species. by DioriteLover
It’s junk. Nonsense codons. They don’t code for anything and are just artifacts of specific types of viruses that integrate into our genome. They actually are a great history book that scientists use to mark time points in human evolution.