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It has been calculated that, through a mechanism of the accumulation of random point mutations, it would require more than 200 billion years to generate a new functional gene de novo. What alternative mechanism has been suggested as a viable alternative?

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It has been calculated that, through a mechanism of the accumulation of random point mutations, it would require more than 200 billion years to generate a new functional gene de novo. What alternative mechanism has been suggested as a viable alternative?






 
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