The genetic code became universally standardized across all life because bacteria that used a different genetic code would go extinct, unable to leverage proteins evolved by other species through horizontal gene transfer—demonstrating software compatibility selection.
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Manolis KellisEvidence Quote
“A bacterium that didn't have the same genetic code would go extinct because it wouldn't be able to leverage the evolved proteins of other species... those variations were eliminated because of software compatibility.”
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