floofloof@lemmy.ca to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoIs this a fossil? If so, complex life on Earth emerged 1.5 billion years earlierwww.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down11
arrow-up1120arrow-down1external-linkIs this a fossil? If so, complex life on Earth emerged 1.5 billion years earlierwww.earth.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarerichmondez@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoI specifically meant the condon sequences but they also share conserved sequences with other forms of life so both interpretations are actually true.
minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoYeah, they fit in on all levels. They use the universal genetic code. They’re eukaryotes with mitochondria. They’re cephalopods along with octopuses and cuttlefish.
I specifically meant the condon sequences but they also share conserved sequences with other forms of life so both interpretations are actually true.
Yeah, they fit in on all levels. They use the universal genetic code. They’re eukaryotes with mitochondria. They’re cephalopods along with octopuses and cuttlefish.