# Genetics & DNA — Mendel to CRISPR

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Updated: 2026-05-15T22:19:44.540Z
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## Summary

DECK / 5'-GENETICS-3' 2026 / SCIENCE // THE MOLECULAR ARCHIVE GENETICS / The Four-Letter Alphabet From a monastery garden to programmable molecules — how four bases (A, T, G, C) became the operating system of life. Key sections include: GENETICS / The Four-Letter Alphabet; Mendel's Peas; The Double Helix; DNA → RNA → Protein; 64 codons → 20 amino acids; The Human Genome Project; "Junk" DNA, reconsidered; Mutations: the source code of variation; PCR: the photocopier of biology; Reading DNA: 100,000× cheaper.

## Slide Outline

1. GENETICS / The Four-Letter Alphabet
2. Mendel's Peas
3. The Double Helix
4. DNA → RNA → Protein
5. 64 codons → 20 amino acids
6. The Human Genome Project
7. "Junk" DNA, reconsidered
8. Mutations: the source code of variation
9. PCR: the photocopier of biology
10. Reading DNA: 100,000× cheaper
11. CRISPR-Cas9 programmable editing
12. The programmable body
13. References & further reading

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