• Question: Have any DNA codes been lost over the years?

    Asked by Louise to David on 8 Mar 2018.
    • Photo: David Howard

      David Howard answered on 8 Mar 2018:

      DNA “codes” will only tend to be lost if they are deleterious (they cause early death or infertility). Potentially no DNA codes are ever lost as the random nature of mutations may mean they reoccur again.

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