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Old 16-September-2007, 05:15 PM
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The DNA is much more than a sequence of nucleic acids. Although chimps and us share almost identical DNA, the crucial difference lies in how different genes are active. In order to truly understand an organism, one has to know how its genes operate. DNA sequencing is needed, but it is far from enough.
DNA is not uniqely describable by a sequence of nucleic acids? And where does the information come from that determines how its genes operate?
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