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slimejumper t1_irmgmn5 wrote

Reply to comment by willywalloo in What lifeform has the shortest genetic sequence? by teafuck

so a plasmid is a small life form ? pUC18 has parasitised humanity to ensure it is transferred between hosts and allowed to replicate, and it graciously lets us recombine its genome for our benefit.

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willywalloo t1_irsg0vv wrote

Interesting. One thing about life is that we see many different shades of it because of a need or an exploit that was found millions of years ago.

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