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It's not the same. Telomeric regions shrink over time. Viruses inject their own dna code into the host genomes. Minor damage piles up over the years.
by tosseraccount 11y ago
It's not the same.
Telomeric regions shrink over time.
Viruses inject their own dna code into the host genomes.
Minor damage piles up over the years.
- arosenfeld 11y agoBeyond even random changes and telomeres shrinking, VDJ recombination actively splices genes from B-cells and somatic hypermutation further modifies certain regions. Sampling two B-cells that share a common ancestor will likely have some genomic differences.