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Ficrab t1_jbqdciz wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] 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

You have a version of these within your genome as well. Look up retrotransposons and other genetic mobile elements.

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