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I dont believe that last point is true. The processes that cause mutation (polymerase error, replication) are per base, not per genome.
by aydyn 2y ago
I dont believe that last point is true. The processes that cause mutation (polymerase error, replication) are per base, not per genome.
- fc417fc802 2y agoIndeed it makes little sense that the error rate would be independent of genome length. Even in the case of radiation it's going to depend on the cross section at minimum, which is related to volume, which is related to genome length.
- actionfromafar 2y agoBut could there be more error correction since the total storage area is larger?
- maximilianthe1 2y agoDoes DNA have Hamming codes?
- actionfromafar 2y agoI only have 101 biology, but I think, we don't really know for sure, but at least some repairability must exist based on the fact that women are resilient against some hereditary problems.