Page 19 - The Secrets of the DNA

920-volume 'Encyclopedia Britannica'.
The sequence of letters in the DNA of every human
is different. This is the basic reason why the billions of
people who have ever lived on earth look different from each
other. The basic structure and functions of organs are the
same in every person. However, every person is creat-
ed in such a detailed and special manner with
such subtle differences that even though all
people are created from the division of a single
cell and have the same basic structure, billions of
different people have come into existence.
All the organs in our body are constructed within a plan outlined by our
genes. To give a few examples, according to a gene map completed by scientists,
in the human body, skin is controlled by 2,559, brain by 29,930, eye by 1,794, sali-
vary glands by 186, heart by 6,216, chest by 4,001, lung by 11,581, liver by 2,309,
intestine by 3,838, skeletal muscle by 1,911 and blood cells by 22,902 genes.
The sequential order of
the letters in DNA d e t e r-
mines the stru c t u re of a
human being down to his
slightest details. In addition
to features like height, eye,
hair and skin colours, the
DNAof a single cell also con-
tains the design of 206 bones,

Everyone in the world is unique
- biochemically and pysically -
thanks to a wondrous molecule
(DNA), which includes a three-
billion word set of biochemical
instructions for building a
human from scratch.

HARUN YAHYA
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