The architect metaphor is a very interesting way to explain genes, chromosomes, DNA, etc. I thought that it was a effective way in which to clarify the complex organization of a chromosome. As I read I wanted to challenge myself, and so I decided that I was going to try to come up with my own metaphor to explain this same organization of the nucleus of the cell. Here is what I have come up with, and although it is not as clear as the one in the book, I believe what I try to show can be understood.
A cell nucleus is like a soccer stadium, everything that is going to happen in a game will happen there. The stadium contains two teams, we will be focusing on one specifically for this metaphor. This team has one coach, who is just like the chromosome, holding all the instructions of what is supposed to happen during the game and in every situation. Each part of his brain that is used under the different circumstances are like genes, because they work for specific occasions in places that are not well defined in the brain, as the genes division in the cell is not clear cut. The purines, pyrimidines, and enzymes are the players, each of them is vital to the functioning of the team, making everything happen. A change in one of them can change the dynamics of the whole game. Any small mistake that is made and the outcome of the game (process) will be affected, just like in the cell.
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