The Emergence Machine

Dna

physical · Biology · Level 6 · E4

E4Complex Molecules

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

dna emerges from nucleotide + pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Dna” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “Dna”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
DNA
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0DnaAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesBase PairL7ChromosomeL7ComplementarityL7GeneL7Genetic MutationL7DnaL6CellL3AnimalL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Cell L3 (requires) Biology sense
    DNA is a molecule that stores genetic information
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    This is a specific animal; understanding what an animal is comes first

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