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It’s time to admit that genes are not the blueprint for life (www.nature.com)
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[–] Cosmicomical@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Thank you for your answer, I will look up those things. Kind of an aside but regarding the dna getting shorter my undertanding was that it only happens when you get older and you don't produce enough telomerase anymore that usually compensates the damage by extending the telomeres so the actual dna is not reduced during duplication.