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Your diploid genome is roughly six billion base pairs. That means six errors per duplication. But there will also be other errors introduced by DNA damage from
by michaelhoffman 11y ago
Your diploid genome is roughly six billion base pairs. That means six errors per duplication. But there will also be other errors introduced by DNA damage from other sources, and processes which have evolved to modify your genome (for example, V(D)J recombination).