I visualise a situation more like that with computer viruses. Yes, there are viruses with encrypted genomes—but the encryption is a defense against the immune system—not a defense against random mutations. In fact, the encrypted viruses typically deliberately mutate themselves after decryption.
I visualise a situation more like that with computer viruses. Yes, there are viruses with encrypted genomes—but the encryption is a defense against the immune system—not a defense against random mutations. In fact, the encrypted viruses typically deliberately mutate themselves after decryption.