Page 92 - If Darwin Had Known about DNA

Harun Yahya

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As this extract shows, complete and accurate translation between

two languages does not appear possible by means of a technical pro-
gram. In fact, however, the way that DNA language is translated into the
protein language is pre-programmed in DNA, so that this system func-
tions in a flawless manner in every cell in the billions of human beings.
The Canadian science writer Denyse O'Leary refers to the commu-
nication difficulty to be expected between a four-letter gene language

and a 20-letter protein one:
Here is what we know about the human genome: Our genes work togeth-
er in complex combinations, talking to each other constantly as they direct
the building of a bewildering variety of proteins, the machines that carry
out the operations in each cell that keep us alive. The really tough part is
that, instead of having only four building blocks, as genes do, proteins
have 20. 72

Despite this apparent difficulty, however, the coded descriptions
written in the DNA language is read properly, translated and used in all
the living things on Earth. This intelligence manifested inside the cell be-
longs to our Almighty Lord, the Lord and Sovereign of all things, Who
has created and continues to create living things through His mercy.
This is revealed in the Qur'an:

Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High. He Who created and
molded. (Surat al-A'la, 1-2)
From what thing did He create him? From a drop of sperm He created
him and proportioned him. (Surah 'Abasa, 18-19)

The Variety Arising from Four "Letters" Is a Miracle of Creation
The DNA molecule, found in every one of the 100 trillion cells in the body, contains a
flawless blueprint for that body. The information for all your characteristics, from
your external appearance to the structure of their internal organs, is recorded by
means of a special coding system, through the arrangement of the four molecules
making up the DNA molecule -a kind of data bank consisting of a four- letter alpha-
bet. These special molecules, known as nucleotides (or bases), are referred to by
their initial letters, A, T, C and G. All structural differences between human beings
arise from the differences in the sequences of these letters.