Plate 380
DNA
DNA is the long molecule that carries the instructions for building and running a living thing.
- Family
- Tiny World
- Origin
- Raised from a recipe
- Habit
- Diurnal: kept on the page
- Voice
- Yes, with the sound on
- Hands-on
- Yes
- Licenses
- CC0
How to play
Tap it to unzip it and zip it back up.
Notes
It is shaped like a twisted ladder, a double helix: two strands wind around each other, joined by pairs of bases, A with T and C with G, like the rungs.
Tap it and it unzips almost to the bottom, the bases lighting up in pairs as it opens, then zips back up. A cell unzips its DNA like this to copy it. In 1953 scientists worked out its shape, helped by Rosalind Franklin's X-ray pictures. The DNA in a typical human cell with a nucleus would stretch about 2 meters if pulled straight. Partner sets the matching strand's color.
Its controls
| Control | Kind | Range | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unzip and zip | Tap | ||
| Unzip | Button | ||
| Strand | Color | #5b8def | |
| Partner | Color | #f06b9a |
Details
- Splats
- Opens at 200,000 at Mid Detail, 59,995 at Low, and up to 300,000 at Max
Sources and credits
| Work | By | License |
|---|---|---|
| Zipper Unzip 3 (Slow) .wav (dna-zipper.mp3) | RutgerMuller | CC0 1.0 |