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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
bert_hubert@eupolicy.social ("bert hubert πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦") wrote:

Map of a bacterial chromosome: genes on one side of the DNA, genes on the other side. RNA infrastructure (like the ribosome). And these FASCINATING blank spots which I can guarantee you have an important function (bacteria do not waste ANYTHING). But apparently we don't know which! This is Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. W3110. #why2025

a spiral with orange and blue stretches, representing genes on either side of DNA. In between there are parts labelled rRNA and tRNA. And there are blank spots.