Ficrab
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.
Ficrab t1_jbqdhdk wrote
Reply to comment by blauw67 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
The poster is referencing deltavirus, which also doesn’t produce its own capsid. Its only not a viroid because it steals a capsid from HepB.