how is that a code consisting of only 4 letters, as in DNA(A,T,G,C) can specify all different parts of organism and account for allthe diversity of orgaism on this planet?
2007-02-25 00:11:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
How many differnt things can you build with a set of lego bricks?
2007-02-25 00:20:08 · answer #1 · answered by cato___ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These four base form a code having three base .There are 64 maximum possible ways ion which they can be arranged.Out of the 64 code 3 are called nonsnese code which donot code for the amino acids . The remaining codes for the 20 amino acids which get arranged to for a huge number of proteins are there in world . This is like permutation and combination.
2007-02-25 08:18:36 · answer #2 · answered by piyush 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are assuming that each part is only 4 units long which is not so. 4 letters can be arranged in many ways if the unit is, say, 2000 elements long.
2007-02-25 08:15:17 · answer #3 · answered by khorat k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bond with T and G bond with C it makes genes it is very useful
2007-02-25 08:27:36 · answer #4 · answered by Kusheema H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know
2007-02-25 08:16:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋