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2023-09-06 22:59:50 UTC - HELPFUL
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The post implies genes are not real and suggests that no photo of a gene exists. Photomicrographs of chromosomes (each containing a few hundred genes) exist. Electron microscope photos of DNA also exist, albeit with the DNA spread out instead of curled up https://www.forbes.com/sites/evaamsen/2019/04/25/what-does-dna-look-like-after-66-years-were-still-learning-more/?sh=258d6d48536b
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