Is DNA Like a Blueprint, a Computer Program, or a List of Ingredients?

The term DNA (short for deoxyribonucleic acid) often appears in the media these days. Because of these frequent encounters, we all have a general idea of what the term means. When we think of DNA, we think of genes — and therefore we correctly associate DNA with genetic inheritance. In particular, we think of the human genome, which is the complete set of genes in a human being, distributed across 23 pairs of chromosomes. Yet our common understanding of DNA tends to be highly limited — and somewhat inaccurate. Consider, for the example, the following three statements. Which one of these assertions would you judge to be the most accurate? #1: The human genome is much like a set of blueprints. Our living cells use these blueprints as guides to construct the human body. <a href="https://medium.com/the-philipendium/is-dna-like-a-blueprint-a-computer-program-or-a-list-of-ingredients-1484b34a9121">Read More</a>