- 10 T - 11 effective number of characters 1 bit per char p(0) = p(1) = 1/2 ACTAGATACTG... 2 bit per char p(A) = p(C) = p(G) = p(T) = 1/4 00011100100011011110...
its entropy (macroscoping order in a negligible contribution, but usually you heat it a bit) • Every known sequence has entropy 0 • Unit of information, but typically used for lack of information 01001010001101100101111...