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1 The genetic code (Number systems) The blueprints for life are stored in DNA molecules, which are made up of strings of monomer building blocks. There are 4 distinct monomers, known as nucleotides: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T). DNA is used to encode peptides and proteins, which are made up of strings of amino acid monomers. There are 20 distinct amino acids coded for by DNA. We can consider both DNA and protein as discrete (why?) signals 1.1 What if engineers wrote bio textbooks? What is the minimum number of bits necessary to uniquely label. 1.1 (a). a single DNA nucleotide? 1.1(b).. a single amino acid? 1.2 A number of codons We can consider DNA nucleotides as symbols in a base-4 number system. 1.2(a). How many nuclueotides do you need to uniquely label a single amino acid? 1.2(b). How many labels of this length (known as codons) can you assign to each amino acid equally? 1.3 What size are your genes? Oxytocin is a neuropeptide responsible for a number of psychological effects, including feelings of love, trust, fear, anxiety, and bonding. It is made of 9 amino acids. 1.3(a). Using a labeling system as described in 1.2, how many nucleotides would be necessary to label Oxytocin? 1.3(b). If we translated that base-4 representation to a numerical value, how many decimal digits would be needed to write the numerical value for Oxytocin? 1.3(c). If instead we used the amino acids directly as a base-20 numbering system, how many decimal digits would be necessary to write out the numerical value for Oxytocin? 1 The genetic code (Number systems) The blueprints for life are stored in DNA molecules, which are made up of strings of monomer building blocks. There are 4 distinct monomers, known as nucleotides: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T). DNA is used to encode peptides and proteins, which are made up of strings of amino acid monomers. There are 20 distinct amino acids coded for by DNA. We can consider both DNA and protein as discrete (why?) signals 1.1 What if engineers wrote bio textbooks? What is the minimum number of bits necessary to uniquely label. 1.1 (a). a single DNA nucleotide? 1.1(b).. a single amino acid? 1.2 A number of codons We can consider DNA nucleotides as symbols in a base-4 number system. 1.2(a). How many nuclueotides do you need to uniquely label a single amino acid? 1.2(b). How many labels of this length (known as codons) can you assign to each amino acid equally? 1.3 What size are your genes? Oxytocin is a neuropeptide responsible for a number of psychological effects, including feelings of love, trust, fear, anxiety, and bonding. It is made of 9 amino acids. 1.3(a). Using a labeling system as described in 1.2, how many nucleotides would be necessary to label Oxytocin? 1.3(b). If we translated that base-4 representation to a numerical value, how many decimal digits would be needed to write the numerical value for Oxytocin? 1.3(c). If instead we used the amino acids directly as a base-20 numbering system, how many decimal digits would be necessary to write out the numerical value for Oxytocin