Re: DNA as a book

Thanks Bob. Of course, amino acids make proteins so Codons make Genes. A
simple sentence has three elements;
{Subject, Verb, Object}
Verb ties Subject to Object, it is the boson of the relationship. Then
Codons must be at least of three different types.

I heard that there is a simple sequence that marks the locations of the
Genes. It must be like the dot {.}. I wonder if there is a comma {,}?

How about the contents and the index? Computers keep a list of files to
access them fast. They also keep an Index list for fast searches of data
bases. In the web, URLs are like the content list. The tables of the search
engines must be like the index of a book. I wonder if there is Contents and
Index in DNA as well?


If I make the following mapping;

0. Space ... ?
1. Letter ... Base
2. Word ... ? ... Codon
3. Sentence ... Gene
4. Paragraph ... ?
5. Chapter ... Chromosome
6. Book ... DNA

What could be the question marks?

Word = codon (group of three consecutive bases coding for one amino
acid)


A paragraph might be a cluster of related genes. In bacteria, an
operon might fit well. In higher organisms, this is much more murky;
perhaps the "paragraph" is not very useful.


Is 4!=24 (4 bases and almost 24 chromosomes of humans) just a
coincidence?

Of course. All DNA uses 4 bases, and the number of chromosomes varies
widely -- and is never of any particular significance.

bob



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