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Exons are almost like functions where as a gene is almost like a class definition. In different tissues in the body a gene might be alternatively spliced to lea
by kjkjadksj 1y ago
Exons are almost like functions where as a gene is almost like a class definition. In different tissues in the body a gene might be alternatively spliced to lead to different protein isoforms. In effect, making use of only a subset of available functions in the class depending on certain input parameters or how the class is called.
- throwanem 1y agoThis is a Star Trek version of the subject, in that it is pure technobabble which happens to mention a few real terms.
- acchow 1y agoAs someone with both a biochem and CS background, I found the comment insightful and clear. Zero technobabble to my ears.
- throwanem 1y agoWhat does casting biochem in the metaphor of CS abstractions, in this example, clarify? What does it elucidate? What further predictions does it allow us to make about either subject of the metaphor? Can those predictions be tested? Do they make sense enough for that to be a meaningful question? Show me how this isn't a more confusing than useful explanation, even for the bright ten-year-old or so at whose level it appears to be pitched, and I'll grant it may have some value.