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Nemisis_the_2nd t1_jboxavk 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

Not really. It was grown in highly specific conditions in a lab. If it got out, it would probably be broken down incredibly quickly.

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