• AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    why is DNA in a helix?

    The nucleotides that make up DNA have a natural angle that they attach together at. So they will stack in a helix unless that angle is exactly 90 degrees, which would be a remarkable coincidence.

    how come we can’t gene edit?

    Most traits are affected by many genes governed by complex gene regulatory networks; and likewise, most genes affect many traits at once. That makes it difficult or impossible to change a desired trait by making a few point edits to the genome (the exceptions are traits that arose recently due to novel mutations that haven’t yet found their way into deeper GRNs).

    • Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPM
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      2 months ago

      Thanks for the reply but can I rephrase? Sometimes its just the first thing that comes to my head…thank welbutrin