[b_sharp]

"So it is a combination of the order on the individual strands and how the AT CG fits together?

"Just making sure I understood you correctly.

It is the shape of the protein molecule that is important and that is determined by the order of the nucleotides. However, there are many 'substitutions' in amino acids that will result in related proteins that perform the same tasks so the sequence is not 'absolute' in all cases.

There is no direct correlation between human computer code and DNA.

[Scotswife]

"It is the shape of the protein molecule that is important and that is determined by the order of the nucleotides."

Ok.

"However, there are many 'substitutions' in amino acids that will result in related proteins that perform the same tasks so the sequence is not 'absolute' in all cases"

"There is no direct correlation between human computer code and DNA."

I didn't say there was a direct correlation. I said they are similar...I made a comparison, because without the DNA - the instruction manual - the process would be nonexistant.