The Genetic Dating Game

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The Genetic Dating Game

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The ultimate biology nerd pick-up line! This meme brilliantly repurposes the political compass format with the genetic code table - that colorful wheel showing how DNA nucleotides (A, U, G, C) combine in triplets to code for amino acids. Instead of asking about your political leaning, it wants to know your favorite codon (the genetic "word" that codes for an amino acid).

The title "Mines Probably Alanine" is perfect because alanine is coded by GCU, GCC, GCA, and GCG - making it one of the most common and versatile amino acids. It's basically saying "I'm pretty mainstream in my genetic preferences." 😂

Next time you're at a biology conference, skip the small talk and just ask: "So... what's your favorite codon?" Works every time!

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