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DNA
The DNA spiral is a Golden Section
The DNA molecule, the program for all life, is based on the
golden section. It measures 34
angstroms long by 21 angstroms wide for each full cycle of its double helix
spiral.
34 and 21, of course, are numbers in the Fibonacci series
and their ratio, 1.6190476 closely approximates phi, 1.6180339.
B-DNA has spirals in phi proportions
| DNA in the cell appears as a double-stranded helix referred to
as B-DNA. This form of DNA has a two groove in its spirals, with a
ratio of phi in the proportion of the major groove to the minor
groove, or roughly 21 angstroms to 13 angstroms. |
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Insight on B-DNA
proportions contributed by Melih Yazici.
The DNA cross-section is based on Phi
A cross-sectional view from the top of the DNA double helix forms a
decagon:
A decagon is in essence two pentagons, with one rotated by 36 degrees from the
other, so each spiral of the double helix must trace out the shape of a
pentagon.
The ratio of the diagonal of a pentagon to its side is Phi to
1. So, no matter which way you look at it, even in its smallest
element, DNA, and life, is constructed using phi and the golden section! |
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Investors:
Apply
Phi and
Fibonacci
principles
to the
stock market |
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