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LePlant01 t1_jbph68t wrote

Reply to comment by Swaayze 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

There is a book by Freeman Dyson called "Origins of life". He talks about the possibility of a self replicating polynucleotide as the supposed origin of life on earth.

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