In the Morse code, a series of two signal types (dots and dashes) code for 26 different letters of the alphabet. How is this analogous to the genetic code? Select one: a. The bases that make up DNA are coded by the sugar-phosphate backbone. b. The machinery involved in DNA synthesis is analogous to the telegraph equipment used in sending Morse code. c. The bases of DNA code for the more complex amino acid sequence of the proteins in cells. d. There is complementarity in the genetic code (A is complementary to T, and C is complementary to G).

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Corinne Li

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20 May, 17:34

In the Morse code, a series of two signal types (dots and dashes) code for 26 different letters of the alphabet. How is this analogous to the genetic code? Select one: a. The bases that make up DNA are coded by the sugar-phosphate backbone. b. The machinery involved in DNA synthesis is analogous to the telegraph equipment used in sending Morse code. c. The bases of DNA code for the more complex amino acid sequence of the proteins in cells. d. There is complementarity in the genetic code (A is complementary to T, and C is complementary to G).

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c. The bases of DNA code for the more complex amino acid sequence of the proteins in cells.

Explanation:

The genetic code is the set of rules used by living cells to translate information encoded within genetic material e. g codons, into proteins.

Morse code is a method used in telecommunication to encode text characters as standardized sequences of two different signal durations, called dots and dashes. Morse alphabets have been developed for many non-English natural languages that use letters other than the 26 Roman letters.

The genetic code is to genetics what Morse code is to telecommunications.