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118| ** Authors** | Georgie Hau Sorensen (georgiehausorensen@gmail.com ), Lukas Buecherl |
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139| ** Editor** | Felipe Buson (fxbuson@gmail.com )|
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1510| ** Type** | Specification |
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1912| ** Status** | Draft |
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2113| ** Created** | 26 Feb 2026 |
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2314| ** Last modified** | 26 Feb 2026 |
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3727## Table of Contents <remove TOC if SEP is rather short >
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3929- [ 1. Rationale] ( #rationale )
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4130- [ 2. Specification] ( #specification )
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4331- [ 3. Example or Use Case] ( #example )
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4532- [ 4. Backwards Compatibility] ( #compatibility )
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4733- [ 5. Discussion] ( #discussion )
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5135- [ Copyright] ( #copyright )
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6145The “//” mark is traditionally used in biological schematics to indicate:
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6951This convention is common in textbooks, research illustrations, and even circuit diagrams in other fields.
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7759The “//” glyph:
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9978These may be oriented:
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10986The glyph placed in-line on a DNA backbone to indicate that:
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