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Much of our current understanding of protein structure and function rests squarely on information gleaned not from the proteins themselves, but indirectly from their genes. The ability to determine the sequence of nucleotides in nucleic acids  has made it possible to deduce the amino acid sequences of their encoded proteins …

DNA is the carrier of genetic information in all cells and in many viruses. Yet a period of over 75 years passed from the time the laws of inheritance were discovered by Gregor Mendel until the biological role of DNA was elucidated. Even now, many details of how genetic information …