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Shafiqullah has asked:
"Why do we not use the letter A,B,C and D, instead of A,C,G and T, for DNA?"
Can anyone help answer?
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A, C, G, and T are abbreviations for the names of the molecules. See here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleoside
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The bases of RNA are similar to DNA, except RNA contains Uracil (U) in place of Thymine (T).
The movie GATTACA managed to construct an almost-pronounceable name from the names of the DNA bases. It is set in a dystopian society where DNA sequencing is extremely cheap and readily available.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/
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People above gave good answers, so thanks!
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