(April 1, 2016 at 5:33 pm)Crossless1 Wrote:(April 1, 2016 at 5:32 pm)AAA Wrote: Ok fine, but that is irrelevant to the point. Let's go with Stimbo's example then. If you draw a random sequence of 10 cards, what are the odds that you would get the sequence you get? pretty low. But if you draw 10 cards, you are guaranteed to have some sequence of 10 cards. However, what if we said that only a few of these sequences are acceptable, then what are the odds that you would get one of these sequences of 10 cards are low.
If all sequences of 10 are acceptable, then the chance of getting an acceptable sequence is 100%. If only a few sequences are acceptable (as is the case with proteins) then the chance of getting an acceptable sequence is low.
But then you deal out 10 cards millions, billions of times. What happens to your odds then?
In the card example, you will get acceptable sequences often. But as shown in the earlier calculation, you are incredibly unlikely to get a functional sequence when it comes to proteins.