Genomics: Decoding the blueprints for Australia's biodiversity
Phys.org
February 17, 2026
Every living organism has its own genetic "blueprint": the source code for how it grows, functions and reproduces. This blueprint is known as a genome. When scientists sequence a genome, they identify and put in order the chemical building blocks—adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C) and guanine (G) nucleotides—that make up an organism's DNA.
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Originally published on Phys.org on 2/17/2026