Description

This is a proposal to replace the existing DNA/RNA alphabet representation U C A G T with five discrete values on the gray scale Black, Dark, Gray, Light and White. These are percentage values in relation to one referential value named "black" and defined as "absence of light". Thus value of Black (Uracil) is 100%,"black", Dark(Cytosine)=75%, Gray(Adenine)= 50%, Light (Guanine) =25% and White(Thymine) = 0%. The value difference between neighboring bases is 25%. One interesting thing about this representation: if we establish all relationships between the bases that differ 50%, we will get only these three pairs: U-A, C-G and A-T. With this single rules we have not only established all the base pairs for DNA and RNA, but we could now see why only those and not some other pairs are possible. And the "exchange" value in these transactions is Gray(Adenine)