Mimivirus contains some of the genes required for protein synthesis. This is cited as support for which hypothesis about the origins of viruses?

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The degeneration hypothesis suggests that viruses may have originated from more complex organisms that lost genes over time, retaining only those necessary for infection and replication. The presence of genes for protein synthesis in Mimivirus supports this idea, as it indicates a more complex ancestral state.

Mimivirus Contains Some of the Genes Required for Protein Synthesis