Hi Taq,
Taq writes:
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However, the tree still stands for big, macroscopic animals because there is a lack of lateral gene transfer.
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You mean to tell me that there is absolutely no horizontal/lateral gene transfer? I think there must be a little of it going on for sure somewhere....
I mean look at all the experiments food engineers are running. What about retroviruses? There must be a ton of other similar such going on, no?