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triklyn t1_jbop8ul wrote

Reply to comment by UnfinishedProjects 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

what does a prion do?

makes non-prions into prions. self-replication is the most important step. from there, imperfection will enable natural selection.

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