Just like in our DNA...

[Skip Montanaro]

>>>>> "Mikael" == Mikael Olofsson <mikael at isy.liu.se> writes:

    Mikael> On 06-Oct-99 Tom Loredo wrote:
    >> ... it is now believed that at least some of this DNA serves a
    >> critical function in determining under what situations various bits
    >> of coding DNA are expressed---chemicals bond to upstream noncoding
    >> DNA and trigger the transcription of the coding parts.  As already
    >> noted in the

    Mikael> So, they are case-clauses... :)

Probably more efficient than a series of if-elif-else clauses!

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