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Table 1 Low Level Formatting Comparison

From: A comparative approach for the investigation of biological information processing: An examination of the structure and function of computer hard drives and DNA

Computer Hard Drive

DNA Hard Drive

Track

The entire DNA strand as one large super track defined by the sugar ribose phosphate back bone. This super strand exhibits connectivity to the Nuclear Attachment Substrate (NAS) consisting of lamin networks.

Sector

That length of track that encompasses the gene/genes, promoter/Basil Transcription Complex consensus sequences and other distal sites bounded by insulators attached to the nuclear lamin.

Servo wedge info

Promoter regions.

Synchronization header

Basil Transcription Complex consensus sequences enabling factors such as DPE/Inr's that sync RNA Pol II to the initiation start site.