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DNA is made of 4 chemicals, each represented by their initial

Strings of these letters (chemicals) spell out (make up) some 20,000 genes on 23
pairs of chromosomes
Genes code for proteins, molecules which do most of the work in our cells, and h
elp build parts of our body from muscles
to hair
In the world of genes and proteins spelling counts (the order of the chemicals i
n the strings affect health and our being).
IF DNA is copied incorrectly spelling variants crop up, and this can result in d
rastic changes to the function of certain
proteins whether for good or bad

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