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  • Computational Biology
  • Genetics

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  • The Standard Genetic Code (SGC) table is the conventional method for displaying genetic code rules.
  • Existing SGC table formats can be considered unnormalized data structures.
  • Alternative data management approaches are needed for complex genetic code information.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore an alternative approach to representing the Standard Genetic Code (SGC) using a relational model (RM).
  • To demonstrate the decomposition of the SGC table into normalized relations.
  • To assess the suitability of the RM for managing genetic code data and its variants.

Main Methods:

  • Applied the relational model (RM) principles for data storage and organization.
  • Decomposed the unnormalized SGC table into four distinct relations based on normal form rules.
  • Utilized first-order logic and IUPAC ambiguity codes for data representation and handling incomplete nucleic acid specifications.

Main Results:

  • The SGC table was successfully decomposed into four normalized tables based on codon bases.
  • Genetic code data management was achieved using tuples grouped into relations, consistent with database principles.
  • The model accommodates 28 variants of the Standard Genetic Code, aligning with concepts of ambiguity reduction.

Conclusions:

  • The relational model provides a structured and suitable method for displaying the rules of the Standard Genetic Code and its variants.
  • This approach offers enhanced data management capabilities for genetic code information.
  • The RM aligns with theoretical frameworks like Marcello Barbieri's concepts of codepoiesis and ambiguity reduction.