RaptureAusculation t1_jbop7dz wrote on March 10, 2023 at 3:44 PM Reply to comment by Jale89 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 Ah okay thank you Permalink Parent 12
RaptureAusculation t1_jboo4u6 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 3:37 PM Reply to comment by danby 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 Oh wow thank you for the information Permalink Parent 1
RaptureAusculation t1_jbnh8ry wrote on March 10, 2023 at 8:29 AM Reply to comment by FrostReaver 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 Would this be a likely candidate for what the first life on Earth looked like since the structure is so simple? Permalink Parent 51
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Reply to comment by Jale89 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
Ah okay thank you