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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 4
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DNA as a Binary Code: How the Physical Structure of Nucleotide Bases Carries Information
McCallister, Gary
Journal of College Science Teaching, v34 n5 p34-37 Mar-Apr 2005
The DNA triplet code also functions as a binary code. Because double-ring compounds cannot bind to double-ring compounds in the DNA code, the sequence of bases classified simply as purines or pyrimidines can encode for smaller groups of possible amino acids. This is an intuitive approach to teaching the DNA code. (Contains 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Genetics, Science Instruction, Knowledge Representation, Molecular Biology, Fundamental Concepts, Structural Analysis (Science), Concept Mapping, Sequential Approach
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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