Bases As Bytes

a: Base pair ~
b: computer bit

What: "A base pair is like a computer bit, only there are four of them (A, T, G, and C) instead of two (1 and 0). So, it would take two computer bits to record one base pair (00=A, 11=T, 10=G, 01=C)."

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Date: May 1 2013 10:05 AM


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