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No, the genome of the host is much smaller than the theoretical number of combinations. There are about 20 to 30k different proteins in a human cell (about 20k
by Rochus 6y ago
No, the genome of the host is much smaller than the theoretical number of combinations. There are about 20 to 30k different proteins in a human cell (about 20k directly encoded on the DNA).
- jjk166 6y agoIf you are designing proteins, you're not limited to those that are already encoded in the host's DNA.
- Rochus 6y agoRight, but you made the example with the virus docking at a known organism. If you do synthetic biology and modify bacteria to produce any proteins then the situation is different of course.