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In the live lesson, i mention that the redundancy of the genetic code is like "nature's safety net"… explain what that means. (3pts)

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The genetic code is redundant, that means same genetic code is present in multiple times, in each cell. it acts as "nature's safety net" because if we happen to lose a part of our body or genetic material, it can be regenerated using the remaining part which contains the same genetic code.