VonGooberschnozzle t1_jbnpy5x wrote on March 10, 2023 at 10:33 AM 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 Spiegelman's Monster is the minimum viable RNA chain, made by selecting the fastest breeding viruses. 48 or 54 nucleotides is the smallest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiegelman%27s_Monster Permalink 94
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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
Spiegelman's Monster is the minimum viable RNA chain, made by selecting the fastest breeding viruses. 48 or 54 nucleotides is the smallest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiegelman%27s_Monster