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The Cipher of the Genetic Code.

Miloje M Rakočević¹

¹Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Niš, Serbia.

|June 6, 2018

Summary

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This study proposes a new cryptology-inspired framework for the genetic code, viewing it as a code, cipher, and key. This approach resolves paradoxes in amino acid encoding and enhances understanding of genetic information transfer.

Keywords:

Binary tree Canonical amino acids Cipher of the code Genetic code Gray code Particles number balance Protein amino acids The key of the cipher

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Area of Science:

Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Genetics

Background:

The genetic code presents paradoxes, such as simple codons encoding complex amino acids (e.g., Phenylalanine) and vice versa, alongside amino acid duplication.
Existing models struggle to fully explain the evolutionary pressures and structural nuances within the genetic code.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel conceptual framework for understanding the genetic code by extending its definition.
To address key paradoxes within the genetic code, including those related to amino acid complexity and encoding redundancy.

Main Methods:

A cryptology-inspired analogy is proposed, conceptualizing the genetic code as a tripartite system: code, cipher, and key.
The 'cipher' is defined by chemical complementarity (similarity in dissimilarity vs. dissimilarity in similarity).
The 'key' is described as a complementarity on the binary tree of the genetic code (0-15, 1-14, etc.).

Main Results:

The proposed framework offers a new perspective on the genetic code, integrating its components into a cohesive model.
This approach provides a more nuanced understanding of the balancing and sophisticated properties within the genetic code tables.
The model accounts for the distribution and properties of nucleotides and amino acids, including molecular, atomic, and nucleon counts.

Conclusions:

The cryptology-based model enhances the conceptualization of the genetic code, offering solutions to long-standing paradoxes.
This extended notion of the genetic code provides a clearer framework for understanding its structure and evolution.
The proposed 'cipher' and 'key' components reveal sophisticated balancing mechanisms within the genetic code.