Geocaching is in your DNA Mystery Cache
Geocaching is in your DNA
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PLEASE DO NOT SEARCH FOR THIS CACHE DURING BUSINESS HOURS
The listed coordinates will put you in the middle of a pond. There is
no cache there! I'm a biology geek, and work in a molecular
diagnostics lab where we do DNA sequencing. It is not the nearby
business, but I thought it would be a fun place for the cache. This
is my first puzzle cache. First to find gets $5. Enjoy!
Hidden within the genetic code lies the "triplet code," a series of three nucleotides (ATCG) that determine a single amino acid. Each of these series is called a codon. Amino acids are the basic building blocks of proteins. Proteins do most of the work in our cells, and are required for the structure, function and regulation of the body's tissues and organs. The following is an imaginary
sequence for several amino acids.
AATTCTTTTTGTGATTCCGCTTGCTAAATTTTCCAA
TGGTCAATGAAAGAAGACTCGGTTGTCTAGGGTCGTGGG
Crack the code to find the single-letter abbreviations for each amino acid and use the table below to translate into coordinates.
A 1
B n/a
C 2
D degrees
E 3
F 4
G 5
H 6
I 7
J n/a
K 8
L 9
M 0
N N
O n/a
P 1
Q 0
R 2
S space
T 3
U n/a
V 4
W W
X .
Y 5
Z n/a
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Fraq zr n abgr vs lbh arrq n uvag.
Treasures
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