Genetic and biological influences
Reading the complete sequence of our DNA for
the first time was a mammoth achievement. Let us
imagine each nucleotide has the dimensions of an
American 1-cent piece, equivalent to a 1 new penny
piece in the UK; both have a diameter of about
2 cm. This is of course blowing up the size of each
nucleotide enormously from their actual dimen-
sions. If laid down side-by-side, 3 billion pennies
would stretch about 35 000 miles, which is more
than the circumference of the Earth at the equator
(25 000 miles).
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