In the Morse code, a series of dots and dashes code for letters of the alphabet. How is this analogous to the genetic code?
A) There is complementarity in the genetic code A is complementary to T, and C is complementary to G).
B) The machinery involved in DNA synthesis is analogous to the telegraph equipment used in sending Morse code.
C) The bases of DNA code for the more complex amino acid sequence of the various proteins found in cells.
D) The bases that make up DNA are associated by hydrogen bonds.

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Just as the dots and dashes in Morse code represent letters of the alphabet, the sequence of bases in DNA (A, T, C, and G) codes for the amino acid sequence of proteins.

In the Morse Code, a Series of Dots and Dashes