Patent ID: 6036497
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A dynamic model of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) comprising:a multiplicity of physical representations of nucleotides, each physical representation comprising an elongate body and a flexible planar member, the elongate body being a physical representation corresponding to one of the four nucleotide bases, Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, and Cytosine, the elongate body being attached to the flexible planar member substantially at a midpoint, the elongate body having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis, the flexible planar member having a first attachment site located in proximity to a first terminal edge, a second attachment site located in proximity to a second terminal edge, an interior surface and an exterior surface;a first joint, located at the first end of the elongate bodies which physically represent the Adenine base and the Thymine base, wherein the Adenine base having a first means for rotatably engaging a second means of the Thymine base, thereby producing a base pair;a second joint, located at the first end of the elongate bodies which physically represent the Guanine base and the Cytosine base, wherein the Guanine base having a third means for rotatably engaging a fourth means of the Cytosine base, thereby producing a base pair; andmeans, located at the first attachment site on the interior surface and at the second attachment site on the exterior surface of the flexible planar member, for connecting the physical representations of the nucleotides together.