triklyn
triklyn t1_jboowgm wrote
Reply to 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
probably yes. there are probably minimum functions that are required based on minimal protein combinations, and minimum basepairs necessary for read/write.
there is definitely a minimum. what that is... would take a bunch of testing. and that does not exclude future mutations producing reduced requirements either.
triklyn t1_jbop8ul wrote
Reply to comment by UnfinishedProjects 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
what does a prion do?
makes non-prions into prions. self-replication is the most important step. from there, imperfection will enable natural selection.