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- Title
The Emergence of Complexity: Lessons from DNA.
- Authors
Mao, Chengde
- Abstract
The article reports that emergence of complexity is one of the most active and important areas of research. DNA evolved to be the primary carrier of genetic information because of its extraordinary chemical properties. These same properties also make DNA an excellent system for the study of self-assembly and self- organization. Two complementary molecules of single-stranded DNA have paired bases that bond with each other and form the well-known double helix structure. In nature, DNA occurs predominantly as a linear molecule, and if its conformations were limited to linearity, it would not be very useful for studying self-assembly.
- Subjects
DNA; GENES; NUCLEIC acids; MOLECULES; DEOXYRIBOSE; GENETICS
- Publication
PLoS Biology, 2004, Vol 2, Issue 12, p2036
- ISSN
1544-9173
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pbio.0020431