If someone edited out all the non-functioning DNA, what would be the difference in nutrition required by the developing embryo and developed human? Would such a being be able to reproduce with "normal" people?
2007-11-04 05:41:18 · 1 answers · asked by A Guy 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
A lot of you question isn't known nor can be known a tthe moment. I suppose an individual might be at a metabolic benifit if it had only the exact amount of DNA needed to sustain life. But as a species we need room to change and alter the DNA. True enough sometimes this can cause problems but the process as whole is necessary and it's up to selection to determine what is helpful or not. When looking at protein synthesis the favorite analogy is a blueprint. and with that analogy one would ask why would you have more information that you really need? But when looking at DNA as a species or as evolution the genetic code is more like a garden. Furnishing the raw material to grow helpful or sometimes deleterious things. I guess in my second analogy natural selecion would be the gardner deciding and keeping what's benificial.
2007-11-04 05:57:52 · answer #1 · answered by David N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋