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My prediction: We can find a subset of proteins such that they do not interfere with each other, and still large enough that they can perform useful functions.
by fghh45sdfhr3 14y ago
My prediction: We can find a subset of proteins such that they do not interfere with each other, and still large enough that they can perform useful functions.
The tiny, tiny amount of bioinformatics knowledge I have makes me think the probability of your prediction is ~ 0.00000000000001%. For non-trivial values of "useful". :)
Can you tell me what experience or knowledge lead you to make that prediction?
- s_baby 14y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_developmental_biology#The_developmental-genetic_toolkit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_developmental_biol... Biological systems are highly coupled but also very "fault" tolerant if manipulated at the right pivot points. That's why you can move a fly leg from the torso to the head by just manipulating a few transcription factors.
- terangdom 14y agoNow I feel bad, maybe I should have voiced it in a way that sounded less sure. I base it on two things. 1. Similar genes do similar things in different species. 2. There are an incredible amount of possible proteins.