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rephaim_ t1_irb9cdk wrote on October 6, 2022 at 6:24 PM

Reply to comment by KnightCreed13 in Mitochondrial DNA Is Working Its Way Into the Human Genome by molrose96

Getting into more genomes is an endgame. There are viruses fossilized in our genomes, it's good for the virus because it's dna gets passed on with no additional work, and it's good for the host because that virus won't trigger immune responses since it's now recognized as part of the host.