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6.7 Application of the Concept of Signs to Molecular

Biology: Microsemiotics

Having defined the 10 classes of c-signs, let us now apply them to the

specific case of DNA as an example of a molecular sign. The word

“DNA” must have three formal elements — representamen, object, and

interpretant — and each of these in turn have three values depending on

its ontological status:

(a) Representamen — DNA as a representamen can be either one of the

three possibilities, i.e., qualisign, sinsign, and legisign. If we are

thinking about general principle of DNA as the carrier of genetic

information, it would be a “legisign”. On the other hand, if we are

considering a specific DNA molecule isolated from, say, Drosophila

melanogaster, with a specific set of genes encoded in it, then DNA

would be a “sinsign”. If, through deep meditation, say, one can feel

one’s DNA molecules wiggling around in his/her brain cells either

replicating or transcribing genes, DNA to such a person may be a

qualisign, or DNA in action in living cells may be another example

Table 6.11 The dichotomous reading of the 4-node network

representing ITR.

Geometry 4-Node Network ABC Located in

Two-dimensional

B

ABC

AC

Visible world

Three-dimensional

ABC

A B

C

Invisible world

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