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sliverstorm
on Nov 7, 2010
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Ask HN: Any good math jokes?
And the companion bio-joke:
I wish I was mRNA polymerase, so I could unzip your genes.
joshzayin
on Nov 7, 2010
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Helicase is what unzips the genes, not RNA polymerase. RNA polymerase allows transcription (or creation of an mRNA molecule complementary to the given gene) to take place.
possibilistic
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I've never heard them called "mRNA polymerases." RNA polymerase should do just fine.
In fact, wouldn't helicase do better?
Tichy
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Wow, best pickup line I've ever heard :-)
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I wish I was mRNA polymerase, so I could unzip your genes.