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shirk-work t1_ixmk0lq wrote

Well there's some lower limit of course but humans have way fewer genes than a potato for instance. Mostly because the potato can't get up and move to a better spot so it needs genes for drought, cold, heat and so on. So more genes doesn't necessarily mean more complex.

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Rather_Dashing t1_ixnuj5h wrote

Any source for that being the reason for potatoes having more genes?

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