the_code_of_life mp21k * A, T, C G & M * The double-stranded DNA molecule is held together by chemical components called bases Adenine (A) bonds with thymine (T); cytosine(C) bonds with guanine (G) These letters form the "code of life". There are estimated to be about 2.9 billion base-pairs in the human genome wound into 24 distinct bundles, or chromosomes Written in the DNA are about 25,000 genes, which human cells use as starting templates to make proteins. These sophisticated molecules build and maintain our bodies What's "M"? 041020 ... . DNA in Human Cell http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38889000/gif/_38889947_dna_mouse2_203.gif 041020 ... . iLINK:- Human_Genome 041020 ... a "point" "The big thing is regulation." Gene regulation could be more important than gene number 041020 what's it to you? who go blather from