Talk:DNA

I don't know how much of that I actually understood, because it was all in scientific terms, but did you mention those letters, and that a certain letter on the left can only link to another specific letter on the right, and that what my teacher called "MR Bubble" (I think it might have been an enzyme), comes along and reads the letters on the right in groups of three and different combinations of three letters equal different proteins or something like that. Sorry about my terms and sorry if it is already mentioned, I'm trying to help but really don't know much about science except what you learn in high school. BTW, for all users except Eganio, to explain my user name, I'm from Grand Theft Wiki Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 09:26, 16 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Hey! Thanks for the question, and thanks for taking the time to come over here!  To answer your question, the "Mr Bubble" your teacher was referring to is called a ribosome (no page for it yet...sorry, working on it).  It is composed of proteins and small pieces of RNA.  This is what reads the triplets, or codons, on messenger RNA (mRNA) that comprise the genetic code and contain information encoding thousands of different proteins.  And yes, the pairing of the letters, or bases, is very specific.  In DNA, A pairs with T, and G pairs with C.  Mismatches are actually recognized by proteins that recruit other proteins that replace one of the mismatched bases with the correct base.  Hope that helps!  Ask any questions anytime!  I love talking about this stuff!!! :-D EganioTalk 04:41, 18 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi, it's good to talk to you again. Because I haven't seen you editing anything, I came over here to check the Recent Edits. For some unknown reason I clicked the link to DNA and read it and decided I that would try to help. I will try to help over here where I can, but the problem is exactly that, "where I can". Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 07:59, 18 September 2008 (UTC)